Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Ergonomics. 2010 Sep;53(9):1072-5. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2010.506246.
It is imperative that shiftworkers in safety-critical workplaces obtain sufficient sleep to operate effectively. This presents a challenge to long-haul airline pilots who are required to supplement normal bed sleep with sleep on-board an aircraft during flight. In the current study, the sleep/wake behaviour of 301 airline pilots operating long-haul flight patterns was monitored for at least 2 weeks using self-report sleep diaries and wrist activity monitors. The data indicate that sleep opportunities in on-board rest facilities during long-haul flights result in a similar amount of sleep, but only 70% as much recovery, as duration-matched bed sleeps. STATEMENT OF RELEVANCE: This study indicates that in-flight sleep provides airline pilots with 70% as much restoration as duration-matched bed sleep. To increase the restoration provided by in-flight sleep, airlines could take measures to improve the quality, or increase the amount, of sleep obtained by pilots during flights.
对于在安全关键型工作场所工作的轮班工人来说，获得充足的睡眠以有效运作至关重要。这对长途航空公司飞行员来说是一个挑战，他们需要在飞行期间在飞机上补充正常的床上睡眠。在当前的研究中，使用自我报告的睡眠日记和手腕活动监测器至少监测了 301 名长途航班飞行员的睡眠/觉醒行为两周。数据表明，长途航班中在机上休息设施中的睡眠机会可提供相似数量的睡眠，但只有与匹配床睡眠时间相同的 70%的恢复效果。相关性声明：这项研究表明，飞行中的睡眠为航空公司飞行员提供了与匹配床睡眠时间相同的 70%的恢复效果。为了增加飞行中睡眠提供的恢复效果，航空公司可以采取措施提高飞行员在飞行期间获得的睡眠质量或增加数量。
