Workload and cortisol levels in helicopter combat pilots during simulated flights
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| contents | Workload and cortisol levels in helicopter combat pilots during simulated flights A. García-Mas E. Ortega J. Ponseti C. de Teresa D. Cárdenas Medicina Pilots Anxiety Workload Cortisol Simulated flights Objective: Examine and compare the cortisol levels before and after a simulated flight related to workloadin experienced helicopter combat pilots, searching for physiological levels of anxiety.Method: 15 volunteer Spanish Army helicopter combat pilots (36.83±8.04 years) were studied beforeand after a simulated flight (eight new tasks). Salivary cortisol was measured by DRG salivary cortisolELISA, and we studied workload using the NASA-TLX.Results: The differences in the mean values of cortisol level before (5.33±1.55) and after the task atthe flight simulator (4.47±0.73) are statistically significant (t14 = 3.301; p = .005) with a high effect size(d = 0.75). Similar significant differences were also found (t14 = 3.301; p = .005) between the workloadbefore (19.76±10.54), and after the task (24.82±10.42; medium effect size d =−0.48). No significantrelationships were found between the cortisol levels and the workload.Conclusions: Cortisol levels in saliva and workload are the usual in stress situations, and change inversely:workload increases at the end of the task, whereas the cortisol levels decrease after the simulated flight.The somatic anxiety decreases as the task is done. In contrast, when the pilots are faced with new anddemanding tasks, even if they fly this type of helicopter in different conditions, the workload increasestoward the end of the task. From an applied point of view, these findings should impact the tactical,physical and mental training of such pilots. 2016 artículo científico 1888-7546 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=323344442003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3233 Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte application/pdf Junta de Andalucía Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte (España) Num.1 Vol.9 |
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| spellingShingle | Workload and cortisol levels in helicopter combat pilots during simulated flights A. García-Mas Medicina Pilots Anxiety Workload Cortisol Simulated flights Workload and cortisol levels in helicopter combat pilots during simulated flights A. García-Mas E. Ortega J. Ponseti C. de Teresa D. Cárdenas Medicina Pilots Anxiety Workload Cortisol Simulated flights Objective: Examine and compare the cortisol levels before and after a simulated flight related to workloadin experienced helicopter combat pilots, searching for physiological levels of anxiety.Method: 15 volunteer Spanish Army helicopter combat pilots (36.83±8.04 years) were studied beforeand after a simulated flight (eight new tasks). Salivary cortisol was measured by DRG salivary cortisolELISA, and we studied workload using the NASA-TLX.Results: The differences in the mean values of cortisol level before (5.33±1.55) and after the task atthe flight simulator (4.47±0.73) are statistically significant (t14 = 3.301; p = .005) with a high effect size(d = 0.75). Similar significant differences were also found (t14 = 3.301; p = .005) between the workloadbefore (19.76±10.54), and after the task (24.82±10.42; medium effect size d =−0.48). No significantrelationships were found between the cortisol levels and the workload.Conclusions: Cortisol levels in saliva and workload are the usual in stress situations, and change inversely:workload increases at the end of the task, whereas the cortisol levels decrease after the simulated flight.The somatic anxiety decreases as the task is done. In contrast, when the pilots are faced with new anddemanding tasks, even if they fly this type of helicopter in different conditions, the workload increasestoward the end of the task. From an applied point of view, these findings should impact the tactical,physical and mental training of such pilots. 2016 artículo científico 1888-7546 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=323344442003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3233 Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte application/pdf Junta de Andalucía Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte (España) Num.1 Vol.9 |
| title | Workload and cortisol levels in helicopter combat pilots during simulated flights |
| topic | Medicina Pilots Anxiety Workload Cortisol Simulated flights |
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