A preliminary study on the effect of pilots′ arousal adjustment ability training
10.3760/cma.j.cn113854-20210727-00111
- VernacularTitle:飞行员唤醒调节能力训练效果初探
- Author:
Yan ZHANG
1
;
Yishuang ZHANG
1
;
Yang LIAO
1
;
Duanqin XIONG
1
;
Jian DU
1
;
Rong LIN
1
;
Liu YANG
1
Author Information
1. 空军特色医学中心航空心理研究室，北京 100142
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Psychological tests;
Electroencephalography;
Arousal adjustment;
Pilots
- From:
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine
2022;33(2):71-76
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effectiveness of pilot′s arousal adjustment ability training.Methods:Thirty-five pilots were divided into test group (18 cases) and control group (17 cases) according to the order of entering Air Force Healthcare Center for Special Services, Dujiangyan. In the same simulated flight task, the test group conducted the trained method to adjust arousal ability, while the control group took the deep breathing relaxation method for self-regulation. For analyzing the effects of arousal adjustment training, the physiological and psychological indicators, scores of subjective scale and flight performance were compared between groups and the formal 2 were also compared between before and after the simulated flight task.Results:①During the simulation flight task, the test group had significantly higher EEG α wave amplitudes than the control group ( Z=2.36, 2.16, 1.96, P=0.008, 0.015, 0.025). ② Profile of Mood States Scale indicated that the scores of tension and energy in test group after task were higher than those before task ( t=2.32, 2.66, P=0.033, 0.017); the scores of tension and panic before the task were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=2.20, 2.23, P=0.042, 0.032), and the scores of fatigue and total mood disturbance (TMD) after the task were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=2.27, 2.39, P=0.035, 0.023). The self-evaluation score of arousal in test group was significantly higher than that in control group after the task ( t=2.16, P=0.040). ③The scores of four-fold task in the simulated flight task in test group were statistically higher than that in control group ( t=2.11, P=0.043). Conclusions:Through daily arousal adjustment ability training, pilots can obtain and remember "the best state" of the previous flight, and improve their technical capabilities to the best level when performing the flight tasks.
