Psychophysiological Stress Response in an Underwater Evacuation Training

Marta Vicente-Rodríguez, Juan Pedro Fuentes-Garcia and Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez
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Marta Vicente-Rodríguez: Psychophysiological Research Group, European University of Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain
Juan Pedro Fuentes-Garcia: Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. de la Universidad, S/N, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez: Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-8

Abstract: Background: This research aimed to analyze the psychophysiological stress response of air crews in an underwater evacuation training. Materials and Methods: We analyzed in 36 participants (39.06 ± 9.01 years) modifications in the rating of perceived exertion (RPE), subjective stress perception (SSP), heart rate (HR), blood oxygen saturation (BOS), cortical arousal (critical flicker fusion threshold, CFFT), heart rate variability (HRV), spirometry, isometric hand strength (IHS), and short-term memory (ST-M) before and after an underwater evacuation training. Results: The maneuver produced a significant ( p ≤ 0.05) increase in the SSP, RPE, Mean HR and maximum HR (Max HR), and a decrease in minimum HR (Min HR) and HRV. Conclusion: An underwater evacuation training produced an increase in the sympathetic nervous system modulation, elevating the psychophysiological stress response of the air crews, not negatively affecting their cortical arousal.

Keywords: stress; military; aircrew; accident; cortical arousal; heart rate variability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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