Some effects of 8- vs. 10-hour work schedules on the test performance/alertness of air traffic control specialists

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 307-321

  Schroeder, David J ^a   Rosa, Roger R ^b   Witt, L Alan ^c  

^a CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c Barnett Banks   (United States)

Author keywords

Air traffic control; Computerized tests; Fatigue; Human performance; Mood; Shift work; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

FATIGUE; MOOD; SLEEPINESS;

WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOOD; NIGHT WORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP PATTERN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0032031256     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00044-9     Document Type: Article

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