Motion Sickness Lessons from the Southern Ocean
BACKGROUND: The objectives were to assess the prevalence, severity, and medication taken, and to look for predictive factors in order to better identify characteristics of passengers at risk of motion sickness during transport from Hobart in Tasmania to the French polar stations in Antarctica. METHO...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-04335201v1 2024-01-14T10:02:15+01:00 Motion Sickness Lessons from the Southern Ocean Besnard, Stephane Bois, Jerome Hitier, Martin Vogt, Jeanne Laforet, Paul Golding, John F. Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie (O.R.L.) et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale CHU Caen Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN) Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-CHU Caen Normandie Université (NU)-Tumorothèque de Caen Basse-Normandie (TCBN)-Tumorothèque de Caen Basse-Normandie (TCBN) Université de Caen Normandie - UFR Santé (UNICAEN Santé) Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU) Mobilités : Vieillissement, Pathologie, Santé (COMETE) Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) 2021 https://hal.science/hal-04335201 https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.5696.2021 en eng HAL CCSD Ingenta info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3357/AMHP.5696.2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/34645552 hal-04335201 https://hal.science/hal-04335201 doi:10.3357/AMHP.5696.2021 PUBMED: 34645552 ISSN: 2375-6314 EISSN: 2375-6322 Aerospace Medecine and Human Performance https://hal.science/hal-04335201 Aerospace Medecine and Human Performance, 2021, 92 (9), pp.720--727. ⟨10.3357/AMHP.5696.2021⟩ seasickness motion sickness ssq boat survey mssq anxiety anti-motion sickness drugs habituation cabin position [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2021 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.5696.2021 2023-12-16T23:38:44Z BACKGROUND: The objectives were to assess the prevalence, severity, and medication taken, and to look for predictive factors in order to better identify characteristics of passengers at risk of motion sickness during transport from Hobart in Tasmania to the French polar stations in Antarctica. METHODS: There were 239 passengers who were surveyed over 4 yr with 4 round trips per year using the Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (MSSQ), Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ), state-trait anxiety test (STAI-Trait and STAI-State), and general parameters (age, gender, number of trips, jet-lag, direction of the trip), medication, calculation of the distance of each passenger's cabin to the center of gravity (CoG). RESULTS: While the passengers had a low intrinsic sensitivity to motion sickness (MSSQ), 94% reported at least one SSQ symptom of motion sickness, and 38% vomited. Five associated factors were discovered: greater initial sensitivity (MSSQ), anticipation of being ill, younger age, higher level of anxiety at midtrip, and greater distance from the CoG. Of the passengers, there were 54% who took anti-motion sickness medication at different times of the trip, however, these passengers experienced more nausea. This could be due to self-selection since they were more sensitive to motion sickness. CONCLUSION: We identified three predictive factors of motion sickness (greater intrinsic susceptibility, younger age, and greater cabin distance from the CoG). For preventive purposes, two associated factors of MS (anticipation of being ill, MSSQ score) were determined to classify three groups of risk of MS to improve passenger care during the trip. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Southern Ocean Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Southern Ocean Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance 92 9 720 727 |
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BACKGROUND: The objectives were to assess the prevalence, severity, and medication taken, and to look for predictive factors in order to better identify characteristics of passengers at risk of motion sickness during transport from Hobart in Tasmania to the French polar stations in Antarctica. METHODS: There were 239 passengers who were surveyed over 4 yr with 4 round trips per year using the Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (MSSQ), Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ), state-trait anxiety test (STAI-Trait and STAI-State), and general parameters (age, gender, number of trips, jet-lag, direction of the trip), medication, calculation of the distance of each passenger's cabin to the center of gravity (CoG). RESULTS: While the passengers had a low intrinsic sensitivity to motion sickness (MSSQ), 94% reported at least one SSQ symptom of motion sickness, and 38% vomited. Five associated factors were discovered: greater initial sensitivity (MSSQ), anticipation of being ill, younger age, higher level of anxiety at midtrip, and greater distance from the CoG. Of the passengers, there were 54% who took anti-motion sickness medication at different times of the trip, however, these passengers experienced more nausea. This could be due to self-selection since they were more sensitive to motion sickness. CONCLUSION: We identified three predictive factors of motion sickness (greater intrinsic susceptibility, younger age, and greater cabin distance from the CoG). For preventive purposes, two associated factors of MS (anticipation of being ill, MSSQ score) were determined to classify three groups of risk of MS to improve passenger care during the trip. |
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Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie (O.R.L.) et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale CHU Caen Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN) Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-CHU Caen Normandie Université (NU)-Tumorothèque de Caen Basse-Normandie (TCBN)-Tumorothèque de Caen Basse-Normandie (TCBN) Université de Caen Normandie - UFR Santé (UNICAEN Santé) Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU) Mobilités : Vieillissement, Pathologie, Santé (COMETE) Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) |
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Motion Sickness Lessons from the Southern Ocean |
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ISSN: 2375-6314 EISSN: 2375-6322 Aerospace Medecine and Human Performance https://hal.science/hal-04335201 Aerospace Medecine and Human Performance, 2021, 92 (9), pp.720--727. ⟨10.3357/AMHP.5696.2021⟩ |
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