dc.creatorRamos, Renato Teodoro
dc.creatorde Mattos, Danielle A.
dc.creatorReboucas, J. Thales S.
dc.creatorRanvaud, Ronald Dennis Paul Kenneth Clive
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-07T11:19:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-04T16:23:25Z
dc.date.available2013-11-07T11:19:38Z
dc.date.available2018-07-04T16:23:25Z
dc.date.created2013-11-07T11:19:38Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifierAVIATION SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, ALEXANDRIA, v. 83, n. 12, supl., Part 3, pp. 1162-1166, DEC, 2012
dc.identifier0095-6562
dc.identifierhttp://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/42978
dc.identifier10.3357/ASEM.3344.2012
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3357/ASEM.3344.2012
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1635205
dc.description.abstractRAMOS RT, MATTOS DA, REBOUCAS ITS, RANVAUD RD. Space and motion perception and discomfort in air travel. Aviat Space Environ Med 2012; 83:1162-6. Introduction: The perception of comfort during air trips is determined by several factors. External factors like cabin design and environmental parameters (temperature, humidity, air pressure, noise, and vibration) interact with individual characteristics (anxiety traits, fear of flying, and personality) from arrival at the airport to landing at the destination. In this study, we investigated the influence of space and motion discomfort (SMD), fear of heights, and anxiety on comfort perception during all phases of air travel. Methods: We evaluated 51 frequent air travelers through a modified version of the Flight Anxiety Situations Questionnaire (FAS), in which new items were added and where the subjects were asked to report their level of discomfort or anxiety (not fear) for each phase of air travel (Chronbach's alpha = 0.974). Correlations were investigated among these scales: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAB, Cohen's Acrophobia Questionnaire, and the Situational Characteristics Questionnaire (SitQ, designed to estimate SMD levels). Results: Scores of SitQ correlated with discomfort in situations involving space and movement perception (Pearson's rho = 0.311), while discomfort was associated with cognitive mechanisms related to scores in the anxiety scales (Pearson's rho = 0.375). Anxiety traits were important determinants of comfort perception before and after flight, while the influence of SMD was more significant during the time spent in the aircraft cabin. Discussion: SMD seems to be an important modulator of comfort perception in air travel. Its influence on physical well being and probably on cognitive performance, with possible effects on flight safety, deserves further investigation.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAEROSPACE MEDICAL ASSOC
dc.publisherALEXANDRIA
dc.relationAVIATION SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
dc.rightsCopyright AEROSPACE MEDICAL ASSOC
dc.rightsrestrictedAccess
dc.subjectCABIN
dc.subjectCOMFORT
dc.subjectANXIETY
dc.subjectAIR TRAVEL
dc.subjectPASSENGER
dc.subjectFLIGHT
dc.subjectMOVEMENT
dc.titleSpace and Motion Perception and Discomfort in Air Travel
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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