Identifcation of susceptibility of motion sickness with rotation test coupled with psychological analysis in deployed personnel at sea
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-6906.2013.03.005
- VernacularTitle:旋转试验结合心理分析甄别海上任务人员运动病易感性的研究
- Author:
Zheng ZHANG
1
;
Xi CHENG
;
Wei-dong XUAN
;
Er-li XU
Author Information
1. 解放军第四一一医院空潜科,上海,200081
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Motion sickness;
Psychological analysis;
Rotation test
- From:
Chinese journal of nautical medicine and hyperbaric medicine
2013;20(3):159-161
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore methods for early identification of susceptibility of motion sickness in deployed personnel at sea.Methods Motion sickness history questionnaire (MSQ) and seasickness self efficacy scale (SSES) were used to survey the 142 personnel deployed at sea.Forty seven subjects were chosen to have the rotation test and the test results were compared with the actual incidence rate of motion sickness.Results (1) Scores of motion sickness history questionnaire for the motion sickness group were (47.32 ±32.91),which were obviously higher than that (21.73 ± 14.21)for the non-sickness group.(2)Scores of seasickness self-efficacy scalefor the motion sickness group were (6.83 ± 0.83),which were significantly lowerthan that (8.92 ± 2.03) for the non-sickness group(P ＜ 0.01).(3) The incidence of motion sickness induced by the rotation test coincided very well with actual incidence of seasickness during deployment at sea.The accuracy of motion sickness as predicted by the rotation test was 72.72％,while actual incidence of motion sickness during deployment at sea was 68.09％ (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions MSQ,SSES and rotation test seemed to be an effective identification tool for the susceptibility of motion sickness among deployed personnel at sea.
