2018, Volume 24, Issue 2

THE INFLUENCE OF RELAXATION TRAINING TECHNIQUES ON PILOTS’ LEVELS OF TOLERANCE TO MOTION SICKNESS SYMPTOMS DURING SIMULATED FLIGHT – PRELIMINARY RESULTS

KRZYSZTOF KOWALCZUK¹, MICHAŁ JANEWICZ², ZOFIA PRZYMUS³, TADEUSZ GRZESZUK¹, ROBERT KILIAN¹, STEFAN GAŹDZIŃSKI⁴
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¹Department of Simulator Studies and Aeromedical Training, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine
²SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
³Kozminski University
⁴Creative Neuroscience Lab – CNS Lab, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine


Autor korenspondencyjny: MICHAŁ JANEWICZ; SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities; email: michal.janewicz@gmail.com

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Introduction: We wanted to assess whether or not relaxation techniques may be useful tools to help pilots with habituation and desensitization, and if they could be used to prevent the symptoms of motion sickness?

Methods: We have decided to use The Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire (MSAQ). A MiG – 29 aircraft simulator was used during the testing procedure. The Schultz Autogenic Training procedure was used for relaxation training.

Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the overall score (0,0054 p<0,05) as in some of the factors: Central (0,015 p<0,05) and Sopite-related (0,035 p<0,05). Both the remaining factors exhibited a statistical trend. All the raw scores: overall and factoral ones were lower in the second testing in comparison with the first one.

Discussion: The results show us that a simple, low time-consuming and inexpensive method can possibly be used along other training options to further expand pilots’ skills.

Słowa kluczowe

pilots, relaxation training, motion sickness, simulated flight, air force, military