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Fatigue, Work Overload, and Sleepiness in a Sample of Spanish Commercial Airline Pilots

Commercial aviation pilots are an occupational group that work in particular conditions, with frequent schedule changes, shift work, unfavorable environmental conditions, etc. These circumstances can lead to fatigue, work overload (WO), and daytime sleepiness, factors that can affect their health an...

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Autores principales: Alaminos-Torres, Ana, Martínez-Álvarez, Jesús Román, Martínez-Lorca, Manuela, López-Ejeda, Noemí, Marrodán Serrano, María Dolores
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10135893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37102814
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13040300
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author Alaminos-Torres, Ana
Martínez-Álvarez, Jesús Román
Martínez-Lorca, Manuela
López-Ejeda, Noemí
Marrodán Serrano, María Dolores
author_facet Alaminos-Torres, Ana
Martínez-Álvarez, Jesús Román
Martínez-Lorca, Manuela
López-Ejeda, Noemí
Marrodán Serrano, María Dolores
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description Commercial aviation pilots are an occupational group that work in particular conditions, with frequent schedule changes, shift work, unfavorable environmental conditions, etc. These circumstances can lead to fatigue, work overload (WO), and daytime sleepiness, factors that can affect their health and safety. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and the association between these parameters in a sample of Spanish commercial airline pilots. The Raw TLX, Fatigue Severity Scale, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale questionnaires were administered in a sample of 283 participants. The relationships of the total scores between all the questionnaires were studied by the chi-square test and the risk scores (odds ratio) were calculated. Different models using multiple linear regression were carried out to evaluate the effects of WO, fatigue, and daytime sleepiness, among the total scores, age, and flight hours. Additionally, the internal consistency of each questionnaire was estimated. A total of 28.2% presented WO above the 75th percentile, with mental and temporal demand the dimensions with the greatest weight. A total of 18% of pilots presented fatigue, 15.8% moderate sleepiness, and 3.9% severe sleepiness. We observed an association among WO, fatigue, and daytime sleepiness, important factors related to pilot health and aviation safety.
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spelling pubmed-101358932023-04-28 Fatigue, Work Overload, and Sleepiness in a Sample of Spanish Commercial Airline Pilots Alaminos-Torres, Ana Martínez-Álvarez, Jesús Román Martínez-Lorca, Manuela López-Ejeda, Noemí Marrodán Serrano, María Dolores Behav Sci (Basel) Article Commercial aviation pilots are an occupational group that work in particular conditions, with frequent schedule changes, shift work, unfavorable environmental conditions, etc. These circumstances can lead to fatigue, work overload (WO), and daytime sleepiness, factors that can affect their health and safety. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and the association between these parameters in a sample of Spanish commercial airline pilots. The Raw TLX, Fatigue Severity Scale, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale questionnaires were administered in a sample of 283 participants. The relationships of the total scores between all the questionnaires were studied by the chi-square test and the risk scores (odds ratio) were calculated. Different models using multiple linear regression were carried out to evaluate the effects of WO, fatigue, and daytime sleepiness, among the total scores, age, and flight hours. Additionally, the internal consistency of each questionnaire was estimated. A total of 28.2% presented WO above the 75th percentile, with mental and temporal demand the dimensions with the greatest weight. A total of 18% of pilots presented fatigue, 15.8% moderate sleepiness, and 3.9% severe sleepiness. We observed an association among WO, fatigue, and daytime sleepiness, important factors related to pilot health and aviation safety. MDPI 2023-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10135893/ /pubmed/37102814 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13040300 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Fatigue, Work Overload, and Sleepiness in a Sample of Spanish Commercial Airline Pilots
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37102814
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13040300
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