Self-Control of Psychophysiologic Response to Motion Stress. Using Biofeedback to Treat Airsickness

摘要

Investigators of the Neuropsychiatry Branch, Clinical Sciences Division, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), provided biofeedback-moderated behavioral treatment to 53 fliers grounded for chronic, severe motion sickness and followed each flier for 2 years after treatment completion. Success was defined as returning to and maintaining satisfactory operational flying status. Forty-two fliers (79% met this criterion; three (6%) were partially successful, and eight (15%) were subsequently grounded for recurrent airsickness. Follow-on studies will investigate psychophysiological mechanisms through which this method of treatment works. Keywords: Airsickness/biofeedback, Self-regulated behavior, and Psychophysiological responses.