313 Sleep Obtained by Cabin Crewmembers During a Long-haul Flight. (3rd May 2021)
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- Title:
- 313 Sleep Obtained by Cabin Crewmembers During a Long-haul Flight. (3rd May 2021)
- Main Title:
- 313 Sleep Obtained by Cabin Crewmembers During a Long-haul Flight
- Authors:
- Arsintescu, Lucia
Hilditch, Cassie
Glaros, Zachary
Kato, Kenji
Gregory, Kevin
Evans, Erin - Abstract:
- Abstract: Introduction: Sleep loss and circadian disruption pose a significant risk in safety-sensitive occupations. In aviation, many studies have demonstrated how inflight rest locations influence alertness and performance among pilots, but few studies have evaluated cabin crew. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate sleep outcomes among cabin crewmembers sleeping in a bunk compared to a jump seat during one long-haul route. Methods: Thirty-one (6 male) cabin crewmembers (age M = 30, SD = +/-13) flew the same long-haul route (outbound and return) with a flight duration of 10:41 (± 0:14) hours. Participants were randomly assigned to fly on an aircraft with a bunk or a jump seat for their sleep opportunity. Participants wore an Actiwatch (Phillips-Respironics Spectrum) throughout the entire study and completed a sleep diary at bedtime and upon waking. During flight they completed a nap diary entering the start time of the inflight sleep (if any) and the duration. Results: Sixty-five flights (32 outbound and 33 return) were included in the analyses. Seventy-seven percent of the flights had a bunk and 23% had a jump seat. Crewmembers obtained M = 146.46 (± 67.20) minutes of rest out of which they slept M = 125.33 (± 64.91) minutes in the bunk. While using the jump seat, crewmembers obtained M = 169.53 (± 133.30) minutes of rest out of which they slept M = 142.92 (± 149.72) minutes. When crewmembers slept in the bunk, sleep latency was shorter (M = 13.69 ± 12.64Abstract: Introduction: Sleep loss and circadian disruption pose a significant risk in safety-sensitive occupations. In aviation, many studies have demonstrated how inflight rest locations influence alertness and performance among pilots, but few studies have evaluated cabin crew. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate sleep outcomes among cabin crewmembers sleeping in a bunk compared to a jump seat during one long-haul route. Methods: Thirty-one (6 male) cabin crewmembers (age M = 30, SD = +/-13) flew the same long-haul route (outbound and return) with a flight duration of 10:41 (± 0:14) hours. Participants were randomly assigned to fly on an aircraft with a bunk or a jump seat for their sleep opportunity. Participants wore an Actiwatch (Phillips-Respironics Spectrum) throughout the entire study and completed a sleep diary at bedtime and upon waking. During flight they completed a nap diary entering the start time of the inflight sleep (if any) and the duration. Results: Sixty-five flights (32 outbound and 33 return) were included in the analyses. Seventy-seven percent of the flights had a bunk and 23% had a jump seat. Crewmembers obtained M = 146.46 (± 67.20) minutes of rest out of which they slept M = 125.33 (± 64.91) minutes in the bunk. While using the jump seat, crewmembers obtained M = 169.53 (± 133.30) minutes of rest out of which they slept M = 142.92 (± 149.72) minutes. When crewmembers slept in the bunk, sleep latency was shorter (M = 13.69 ± 12.64 minutes) and efficiency was better (M = 76.16 ± 16.09 %) compared to the jump seat (sleep onset: M = 16.77 ± 13.89 minutes; sleep efficiency: M = 60.64 ± 17.42 %). Conclusion: We found that cabin crewmembers slept for longer time when they used the jump seat. They fell asleep faster and their sleep efficiency was better when using the bunk compared to the jump seat. Further research is needed to understand how sleep quality and subsequent performance are influenced by sleep opportunity in a bunk compared to a jump seat. Support (if any): NASA Airspace Operations and Safety Program, System-Wide Safety Project. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Sleep. Volume 44(2021)Supplement 2
- Journal:
- Sleep
- Issue:
- Volume 44(2021)Supplement 2
- Issue Display:
- Volume 44, Issue 2 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 44
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0044-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- A125
- Page End:
- A125
- Publication Date:
- 2021-05-03
- Subjects:
- Sleep -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals
Sleep disorders -- Periodicals
Sommeil -- Aspect physiologique -- Périodiques
Sommeil, Troubles du -- Périodiques
Sleep disorders
Sleep -- Physiological aspects
Sleep -- physiological aspects
Sleep Wake Disorders
Psychophysiology
Electronic journals
Periodicals
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- http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/21399 ↗
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http://www.oxfordjournals.org/ ↗
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/tocrender.fcgi?journal=369&action=archive ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/sleep/zsab072.312 ↗
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- English
- ISSNs:
- 0161-8105
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