The Fitness Impairment Test (FIT): A First Look,

Abstract

In a technologically advanced society with increasing demands, shiftwork has become the norm. Although shiftwork has become an accepted way of life, it has disadvantages, such as increases in fatigue, depressed mood states, and decreases in performance. The object of the study was to validate a test developed to determine whether or not a worker is fit for duty. The Fitness Impairment Test (FIT) is based on ocular measures that are believed to be correlated with fatigue. Participants were 9 Navy and Marine Corps aviation candidates, ages 23 to 26 years. ANOVA and correlational analyses were used to compare subjective and objective measures of performance and fatigue with the measures produced by FIT. Although participants showed decreases in performance and mood states, few statistically significant correlations were found between the physiological and performance measures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 1998
Accession Number
ADA350435

Entities

People

  • C. A. Portman-tiller

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Biomedical Research
  • Central Nervous System
  • Circadian Rhythms
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nervous System
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Reaction Time
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Economics
  • Regression Analysis.