Analysis of Commute Times and Neurobehavioral Performance Capacity in Aviation Cabin Crew.

摘要

Numerous factors can affect safety, performance, and quality of life in individuals working in 24-hr operational environments such as industrial shift-work, military, health care, law enforcement, space exploration, and transportation, and one issue of increasing importance to commercial aviation is fatigue (Caldwell, 2012; Mallis, Banks, & Dinges, 2010; Nesthus, Schroeder, Connors, Rentmeister-Bryant, & DeRoshia, 2007). Fatigue is generally defined as a state of tiredness due to prolonged wakefulness, extended work periods, and/or circadian misalignment, and is characterized by decreased alertness, impaired decision-making, and diminished neurobehavioral performance capacity (Akerstedt, 1995; Dinges, 1995).