Evaluation of a Fatigue Countermeasures Training Program for Flight Attendants

Abstract

There is a growing population of employees that work non-traditional hours in around-the-clock operations. Cabin crew/flight attendants are part of this population and work highly variable schedules that include extended duty days, time zone changes, night schedules, and on-demand calls. These schedules conflict with the body's natural mechanisms for managing sleep and alertness, and often result in fatigue. Fatigue countermeasure training may be necessary for the health, well-being, and safety of workers. The current research evaluated a comprehensive fatigue countermeasure training program for flight attendants using a theoretically grounded taxonomy of training criteria. Alternative evaluation strategies were also utilized to improve traditional pretest-posttest designs and provide convergent evidence of training effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554190

Entities

People

  • Erica L. Hauck
  • Joy O. Banks
  • Katrina B. Avers
  • Lauren V. Blackwell

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Applied Psychology
  • Computer-Aided Instruction
  • Countermeasures
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Families (Human)
  • Information Exchange
  • Management Training
  • Psychology
  • Surveys
  • Taxonomy
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States Government
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  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design