飞行员的睡眠模式:一个客观的评估
Mohammed Abdelaziz1, Faris Alhejaili2, Loai Alnouri3
1ENT Department, Tameside Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne, GBR.
Cureus
|June 28, 2023
概括
飞行短途航线的商业飞行员会遇到严重的睡眠问题,包括不规则的睡眠模式和疲劳. 这些发现凸显了改善飞行员睡眠健康和安全的干预措施的必要性.
科学领域:
- 航空医学 航空医学
- 睡眠科学 睡眠科学
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
背景情况:
- 飞行员的表现受到昼夜调节失调,睡眠丧失和疲劳等睡眠障碍的严重影响.
- 商业飞行员,特别是那些在短途航班上的飞行员,面临着维持足够睡眠的独特挑战.
- 预先存在的疾病和药物可以进一步影响飞行员的认知和行为功能.
研究的目的:
- 评估海湾地区短途飞行中飞行员和副驾驶员的睡眠习惯和质量.
- 为了确定这些飞行员中睡眠问题的普遍性,如白天嗜睡,睡眠质量差以及疲劳.
- 探索飞行员经验和睡眠参数之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及沙特阿拉伯航空公司空客A320飞行员和副飞行员的横截面研究.
- 数据收集包括人口统计,航班详细信息和验证的问卷 (ESS,PSQI,FSI).
- 客观睡眠评估是使用动图仪器进行的.
主要成果:
- 动图显示,66.7%的飞行员睡眠模式不规则,41.7%的飞行员睡眠效率不佳.
- 主观报告显示,12.5%的人经历了白天的嗜睡,33%的人睡眠质量不佳,而29.2%的人报告疲劳.
- 在多年经验和床上时间之间观察到显著的负相关性,但在经验水平之间没有发现睡眠时间或效率的显著差异.
结论:
- 在短途航班上的飞行员和副驾驶员容易出现不规则的睡眠模式,睡眠效率低下和疲劳.
- 该研究强调了睡眠障碍影响飞行员福祉和绩效的普遍性.
- 实施减轻这些睡眠相关风险的措施对于航空安全至关重要.
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