ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE CINETOSE PRÉVIA E AEROCINETOSE EM CADETES AVIADORES DA FORÇA AÉREA BRASILEIRA

Abstract

Introduction: Airsickness is a disorder related to the conflict of information from orientation and balance systems that can occurs in air activity, whose symptoms vary range from drowsiness, nausea, vomiting to severe prostration. Objective: Evaluate the association of motion sickness in transport and amusement park vehicles and the occurrence of airsickness in T25-Universal and T27-Tucano aircraft in aviators of Brazilian Air Force. Method: Data were collected from 170 volunteer cadets, aged between 18 and 25 years old, through a questionnaire adapted in the Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire-Short form (MSSQ-short) containing 11 closed questions. Results: There was an association between previous motion sickness in amusement park and merry-go-round and airsickness in the T25 Universal aircraft. Individuals who had motion sickness in the amusement park are 2.5x more likely to have airsickness at T25-Universal when compared to those who did not have motion sickness, as well as individuals who had motion sickness on a merry-go-round are 1.8x more likely to have airsickness at T25-Universal when compared to those who did not have motion sickness in childhood. There was no association between experiences in parks and transport vehicles and airsickness in T27-Tucano aircraft. Conclusion: According to the purposes of the present study, only two associations were identified between previous motion sickness and aerokinetosis in the basic instruction aircraft (T25-Universal). Knowledge of previous motion sickness can contribute to airsickness understanding in aviator cadets and thus have a significant impact on learning, flight safety and pilot health.