TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The effect of habitual exercise on daytime sleepiness and mood of US Navy sailors
JO  - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting
A1  - Dahlman, Anna Sjörs
A1  - Matsangas, Panagiotis
A1  - Shattuck, Nita Lewis
SP  - 522
EP  - 526
VL  - 61
IS  - 1
N2  - As part of a broader study, this work investigates if habitual exercise protects against mood deterioration and daytime sleepiness in Sailors during underway operations. Previous work has shown that unfavorable watchstanding schedules have negative effects on sleep quality, subjective levels of fatigue, mood, and psychomotor vigilance performance. The participants were crewmembers of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (N=193), working on two different watchstanding schedules. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and profile of mood state (POMS) scores were compared between participants who reported exercising < 3 times/week and ≥3 times/week. During the course of the underway, ESS and POMS scores changed more favorably for the crewmembers who exercised 3 or more times/week compared to their peers who exercised less. The effect of working out was more prominent in the less favorable shift schedule. These results suggest that habitual exercise can be a protective buffer against some of the negative effects of watchstanding while underway.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2169-5067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601615
ID  - ref1
ER  -