Evaluation of an mHealth intervention aiming to improve health-related behavior and sleep and reduce fatigue among airline pilots

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 557-568

  van Drongelen, Alwin ^a,b   Boot, Cécile R L ^a   Hlobil, Hynek ^a,b   Twisk, Jos W R ^a   Smid, Tjabe ^a,b   van der Beek, Allard J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KLM Health Services   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circadian disruption; Education; Flight crew; Mobile health; Work schedule tolerance

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH MONITORING; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; SLEEP;

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FATIGUE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MOBILE APPLICATION; NUTRITION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; SUNLIGHT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; DEVICES; DIET THERAPY; INTERNET; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PHOTOTHERAPY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84908390680     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3447     Document Type: Article

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