National Flight Attendant Duty/Rest/Fatigue Field Study

IRRITABILITY

1. FEELING IRRITABLE
2. GENERALLY ANNOYED WITH OTHERS
3. PRETTY UNFRIENDLY/ TESTY
4. IMPATIENT
5. WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE ALONE FOR A WHILE
6. GETTING ANGRY
7. DISAGREEABLE
8. WISH I WEREN’T WITH THESE PEOPLE
9. FEELING GROUCHY WITH PEOPLE

FATIGUE/ LOW ENERGY

1. VERY TIRED
2. REALLY FATIGUED
3. BURNED OUT
4. WORN OUT
5. FEELING EXHAUSTED
6. CAN’T GO ON MUCH LONGER
7. NOT ENERGETIC
8. TOO TIRED TO MOVE
9. FEEL DRAINED

POOR SLEEP

1. SLEEPY
2. WISH I HAD SLEPT LONGER
3. WISH I HAD SLEPT MORE SOUNDLY
4. COULD FALL ASLEEP RIGHT HERE
5. NODDING OFF
6. EYES ARE CLOSING
7. FORCING SELF TO KEEP EYES OPEN
8. BOUNCING, TAPPING, SHAKING TO STAY AWAKE
9. YAWNING

WORK FRUSTRATION

1. PREFER TO NOT WORK NOW
2. WISH I DIDN’T HAVE TO DO THINGS RIGHT NOW
3. HOPE NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE
4. TOO MUCH IS EXPECTED OF ME RIGHT NOW
5. TIRED OF WORKING
6. WORK FEELS LIKE DRUDGERY
7. FEELS LIKE A GRIND
8. WISH THE WORK WOULD END
9. WOULD LIKE HELP WITH THE WORK

PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT

1. MUSCLES HURT
2. BODY STIFF
3. CAN’T GET COMFORTABLE
4. ARMS AND LEGS HURT
5. WANT TO STRETCH
6. SKIN STICKY/ DIRTY
7. WHAT I’M WEARING IS UNCOMFORTABLE
8. HEAD ACHES
9. EYES TIRED

CREWMEMBER

ACTIVITY & SLEEP

LOG

PARTICIPANT NUMBER __________

Please complete Logbook entries and PVT test:

1. Before Trip (pre-trip)

2. Upon arrival at Hotel (post-flight)

3. Hotel (layover) Logbook, PVT optional

4. Before pickup at Hotel (post-layover)

5. Upon arrival at homebase (post-trip)

Use appropriate code-letter or number below in each row of matrix.

Activity Rating

A = Awake 1 = Well Rested

R = Resting 2 = Moderately Rested

S = Sleep (>15 min) 3 = Slightly Rested

N = Nap (≤15 min) 4 = Not at all Rested

T = PVT Test Time

Fatigue

1 - Feeling active and vital; alert; wide awake.

2 - Functioning at a high level, but not at peak; able to concentrate.

3 - Relaxed; awake; not at full alertness; responsive.

4 - A little foggy; not at peak; let down

5 - Fogginess; beginning to lose interest in remaining awake; slowed down.

6 - Sleepiness; prefer to be lying down; fighting sleep; woozy.

7 - Almost in reverie; sleep onset soon; lost struggle to remain awake

Example of completed Matrix

PILOT entries in bold

Entry Circle Log-Time Below

JFK	2100		2200		2300		0000		0100		0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800
GMT	0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800		0900		1000		1100		1200		1300
BOM	0730		0830		0930		1030		1130		1230		1330		1430		1530		1630		1730		1830
Activity	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Fatigue																			3
Rating																			2
JFK	0900		1000		1100		1200		1300		1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000
GMT	1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000		2100		2200		2300		0000		0100
BOM	1930		2030		2130		2230		2330		0030		0130		0230		0330		0430		0530		0630
Activity	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	T	A	A	A	A	R	R	A	A	A	A	A	A	S	S
Fatigue										3						3						5
Rating										3

ARR (post-trip): Please rate “1= not at all” through “5 = very much” as each applies for about the last hour or so.

POOR CONCENTRATION

1. DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING
2. HARD TIME PAYING ATTENTION
3. CAN’T STAY AT A TASK
4. DISTRACTIBLE WHILE DOING THINGS
5. HAVING TO RE-READ MATERIAL
6. LOSING TRACK OF CONVERSATIONS
7. HAVING TO PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO UNDERSTAND
8. DAYDREAMING
9. NOT THINKING STRAIGHT/ EFFICIENTLY

BOREDOM

1. NOTHING SEEMS INTERESTING
2. NOT CARING ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING
3. NONE OF THIS IS FUN ANYMORE
4. NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT IS HAPPENING
5. INDIFFERENT
6. BORED WITH MISSION
7. TIRED OF SAME OLD THING
8. THINGS ARE TEDIOUS
9. TIME IS PASSING TOO SLOWLY

SLOWED REACTIONS

1. NOT MOVING VERY MUCH
2. JUST LOOKING AROUND
3. HAVING TO THINK BEFORE ACTING
4. THINGS SEEM IN SLOW MOTION
5. ARMS FEEL HEAVY
6. REACTIONS ARE SLOWED
7. MOVEMENTS SEEM DELAYED
8. CAN’T KEEP UP WITH TASKS
9. RESPONDING TAKES EFFORT

ANXIETY

1. FEEL ANXIOUS
2. FEEL TENSE IN MUSCLES
3. FEEL NERVOUS
4. WORRIED ABOUT THINGS
5. MUSCLES ARE JITTERY
6. TAPPING FINGERS OR FOOT
7. STOMACH FEELS UPSET
8. JUMPY
9. VIGILANT

DEPRESSION

1. FEEL DEPRESSED
2. FEEL UNHAPPY
3. FEEL SAD
4. NOT ENJOYING THIS
5. FEEL DISCOURAGED
6. WISH I FELT HAPPIER
7. WORRIED I MIGHT NEVER FEEL BETTER
8. NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THIS
9. WHAT I DO DOESN’T MATTER

ARR (post-trip) Circle Log-Time

JFK	2100		2200		2300		0000		0100		0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800
GMT	0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800		0900		1000		1100		1200		1300
BOM	0730		0830		0930		1030		1130		1230		1330		1430		1530		1630		1730		1830
Activity
Fatigue
Rating
JFK	0900		1000		1100		1200		1300		1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000
GMT	1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000		2100		2200		2300		0000		0100
BOM	1930		2030		2130		2230		2330		0030		0130		0230		0330		0430		0530		0630
Activity
Fatigue
Rating

AWAKENINGS and REASON (EXAMPLE: 5 Min. @ 0430; turbulence)

1. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

2. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

3. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

Sleep Rating (Please circle one number for each item)

Falling asleep Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

My sleep was Not Deep 1 2 3 4 5 Deep

Arising was Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

I now feel Not Rested 1 2 3 4 5 Rested

VISUAL ANALOG SCALE

very little-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------very much

1. How alert do you feel?

2. How sad do you feel?

3. How tense do you feel?

4. How much of an effort is it to do anything?

5. How happy do you feel?

6. How weary do you feel?

7. How calm do you feel?

8. How sleepy do you feel?

Sleep & Alertness Strategies: ________

________

CAFFEINE & H2O INTAKE (coffee, tea, soda, water, other)

TYPE __________________ AMT _____________ TIMES ___________________

LOGBOOK ENTRY EXAMPLE (cont)

Visual Analog Scale

DRAW a line between the endpoints approximating your response to each question as seen in the example below.

VISUAL ANALOG SCALE

1. How alert do you feel?

very little _______________________________________|________ very much

2. How sad do you feel?

very little __|_____________________________________________ very much

3. How tense do you feel?

very little ___________|____________________________________ very much

4. How much of an effort is it to do anything?

very little __|_____________________________________________ very much

5. How happy do you feel?

very little _____________________________________________|__ very much

6. How weary do you feel?

very little _______|________________________________________ very much

7. How calm do you feel?

very little _______________________________|________________ very much

8. How sleepy do you feel?

very little _____________________________________|__________ very much

Pre-trip: In bed time? _________________ Circle Log-Time

JFK	2100		2200		2300		0000		0100		0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800
GMT	0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800		0900		1000		1100		1200		1300
BOM	0730		0830		0930		1030		1130		1230		1330		1430		1530		1630		1730		1830
Activity
Fatigue
Rating
JFK	0900		1000		1100		1200		1300		1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000
GMT	1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000		2100		2200		2300		0000		0100
BOM	1930		2030		2130		2230		2330		0030		0130		0230		0330		0430		0530		0630
Activity
Fatigue
Rating

AWAKENINGS and REASON (EXAMPLE: 5 Min. @ 0430; turbulence)

1. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

2. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

3. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

Sleep Rating (Please circle one number for each item)

Falling asleep Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

My sleep was Not Deep 1 2 3 4 5 Deep

Arising was Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

I now feel Not Rested 1 2 3 4 5 Rested

VISUAL ANALOG SCALE

very little-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------very much

1. How alert do you feel?

2. How sad do you feel?

3. How tense do you feel?

4. How much of an effort is it to do anything?

5. How happy do you feel?

6. How weary do you feel?

7. How calm do you feel?

8. How sleepy do you feel?

Sleep & Alertness Strategies: ________

________

CAFFEINE & H2O INTAKE (coffee, tea, soda, water, other)

TYPE __________________ AMT _____________ TIME ___________________

Notes/Comments during return flight (e.g., ate something during layover that didn’t set well, swapped rest times, or whatever…)

IRRITABILITY

1. FEELING IRRITABLE
2. GENERALLY ANNOYED WITH OTHERS
3. PRETTY UNFRIENDLY/ TESTY
4. IMPATIENT
5. WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE ALONE FOR A WHILE
6. GETTING ANGRY
7. DISAGREEABLE
8. WISH I WEREN’T WITH THESE PEOPLE
9. FEELING GROUCHY WITH PEOPLE

FATIGUE/ LOW ENERGY

1. VERY TIRED
2. REALLY FATIGUED
3. BURNED OUT
4. WORN OUT
5. FEELING EXHAUSTED
6. CAN’T GO ON MUCH LONGER
7. NOT ENERGETIC
8. TOO TIRED TO MOVE
9. FEEL DRAINED

POOR SLEEP

1. SLEEPY
2. WISH I HAD SLEPT LONGER
3. WISH I HAD SLEPT MORE SOUNDLY
4. COULD FALL ASLEEP RIGHT HERE
5. NODDING OFF
6. EYES ARE CLOSING
7. FORCING SELF TO KEEP EYES OPEN
8. BOUNCING, TAPPING, SHAKING TO STAY AWAKE
9. YAWNING

WORK FRUSTRATION

1. PREFER TO NOT WORK NOW
2. WISH I DIDN’T HAVE TO DO THINGS RIGHT NOW
3. HOPE NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE
4. TOO MUCH IS EXPECTED OF ME RIGHT NOW
5. TIRED OF WORKING
6. WORK FEELS LIKE DRUDGERY
7. FEELS LIKE A GRIND
8. WISH THE WORK WOULD END
9. WOULD LIKE HELP WITH THE WORK

PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT

1. MUSCLES HURT
2. BODY STIFF
3. CAN’T GET COMFORTABLE
4. ARMS AND LEGS HURT
5. WANT TO STRETCH
6. SKIN STICKY/ DIRTY
7. WHAT I’M WEARING IS UNCOMFORTABLE
8. HEAD ACHES
9. EYES TIRED

Pre-trip: Please rate “1= not at all” through “5 = very much” as each applies for about the last hour or so.

POOR CONCENTRATION

1. DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING
2. HARD TIME PAYING ATTENTION
3. CAN’T STAY AT A TASK
4. DISTRACTIBLE WHILE DOING THINGS
5. HAVING TO RE-READ MATERIAL
6. LOSING TRACK OF CONVERSATIONS
7. HAVING TO PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO UNDERSTAND
8. DAYDREAMING
9. NOT THINKING STRAIGHT/ EFFICIENTLY

BOREDOM

1. NOTHING SEEMS INTERESTING
2. NOT CARING ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING
3. NONE OF THIS IS FUN ANYMORE
4. NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT IS HAPPENING
5. INDIFFERENT
6. BORED WITH MISSION
7. TIRED OF SAME OLD THING
8. THINGS ARE TEDIOUS
9. TIME IS PASSING TOO SLOWLY

SLOWED REACTIONS

1. NOT MOVING VERY MUCH
2. JUST LOOKING AROUND
3. HAVING TO THINK BEFORE ACTING
4. THINGS SEEM IN SLOW MOTION
5. ARMS FEEL HEAVY
6. REACTIONS ARE SLOWED
7. MOVEMENTS SEEM DELAYED
8. CAN’T KEEP UP WITH TASKS
9. RESPONDING TAKES EFFORT

ANXIETY

1. FEEL ANXIOUS
2. FEEL TENSE IN MUSCLES
3. FEEL NERVOUS
4. WORRIED ABOUT THINGS
5. MUSCLES ARE JITTERY
6. TAPPING FINGERS OR FOOT
7. STOMACH FEELS UPSET
8. JUMPY
9. VIGILANT

DEPRESSION

1. FEEL DEPRESSED
2. FEEL UNHAPPY
3. FEEL SAD
4. NOT ENJOYING THIS
5. FEEL DISCOURAGED
6. WISH I FELT HAPPIER
7. WORRIED I MIGHT NEVER FEEL BETTER
8. NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THIS
9. WHAT I DO DOESN’T MATTER

IRRITABILITY

1. FEELING IRRITABLE
2. GENERALLY ANNOYED WITH OTHERS
3. PRETTY UNFRIENDLY/ TESTY
4. IMPATIENT
5. WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE ALONE FOR A WHILE
6. GETTING ANGRY
7. DISAGREEABLE
8. WISH I WEREN’T WITH THESE PEOPLE
9. FEELING GROUCHY WITH PEOPLE

FATIGUE/ LOW ENERGY

1. VERY TIRED
2. REALLY FATIGUED
3. BURNED OUT
4. WORN OUT
5. FEELING EXHAUSTED
6. CAN’T GO ON MUCH LONGER
7. NOT ENERGETIC
8. TOO TIRED TO MOVE
9. FEEL DRAINED

POOR SLEEP

1. SLEEPY
2. WISH I HAD SLEPT LONGER
3. WISH I HAD SLEPT MORE SOUNDLY
4. COULD FALL ASLEEP RIGHT HERE
5. NODDING OFF
6. EYES ARE CLOSING
7. FORCING SELF TO KEEP EYES OPEN
8. BOUNCING, TAPPING, SHAKING TO STAY AWAKE
9. YAWNING

WORK FRUSTRATION

1. PREFER TO NOT WORK NOW
2. WISH I DIDN’T HAVE TO DO THINGS RIGHT NOW
3. HOPE NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE
4. TOO MUCH IS EXPECTED OF ME RIGHT NOW
5. TIRED OF WORKING
6. WORK FEELS LIKE DRUDGERY
7. FEELS LIKE A GRIND
8. WISH THE WORK WOULD END
9. WOULD LIKE HELP WITH THE WORK

PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT

1. MUSCLES HURT
2. BODY STIFF
3. CAN’T GET COMFORTABLE
4. ARMS AND LEGS HURT
5. WANT TO STRETCH
6. SKIN STICKY/ DIRTY
7. WHAT I’M WEARING IS UNCOMFORTABLE
8. HEAD ACHES
9. EYES TIRED

Before Pick-up at HOTEL (post layover): Please rate “1= not at all” through “5 = very much” as each applies for about the last hour or so.

POOR CONCENTRATION

1. DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING
2. HARD TIME PAYING ATTENTION
3. CAN’T STAY AT A TASK
4. DISTRACTIBLE WHILE DOING THINGS
5. HAVING TO RE-READ MATERIAL
6. LOSING TRACK OF CONVERSATIONS
7. HAVING TO PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO UNDERSTAND
8. DAYDREAMING
9. NOT THINKING STRAIGHT/ EFFICIENTLY

BOREDOM

1. NOTHING SEEMS INTERESTING
2. NOT CARING ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING
3. NONE OF THIS IS FUN ANYMORE
4. NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT IS HAPPENING
5. INDIFFERENT
6. BORED WITH MISSION
7. TIRED OF SAME OLD THING
8. THINGS ARE TEDIOUS
9. TIME IS PASSING TOO SLOWLY

SLOWED REACTIONS

1. NOT MOVING VERY MUCH
2. JUST LOOKING AROUND
3. HAVING TO THINK BEFORE ACTING
4. THINGS SEEM IN SLOW MOTION
5. ARMS FEEL HEAVY
6. REACTIONS ARE SLOWED
7. MOVEMENTS SEEM DELAYED
8. CAN’T KEEP UP WITH TASKS
9. RESPONDING TAKES EFFORT

ANXIETY

1. FEEL ANXIOUS
2. FEEL TENSE IN MUSCLES
3. FEEL NERVOUS
4. WORRIED ABOUT THINGS
5. MUSCLES ARE JITTERY
6. TAPPING FINGERS OR FOOT
7. STOMACH FEELS UPSET
8. JUMPY
9. VIGILANT

DEPRESSION

1. FEEL DEPRESSED
2. FEEL UNHAPPY
3. FEEL SAD
4. NOT ENJOYING THIS
5. FEEL DISCOURAGED
6. WISH I FELT HAPPIER
7. WORRIED I MIGHT NEVER FEEL BETTER
8. NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THIS
9. WHAT I DO DOESN’T MATTER

Before Pick-up at HOTEL (post-layover) Circle Log-Time

JFK	2100		2200		2300		0000		0100		0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800
GMT	0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800		0900		1000		1100		1200		1300
BOM	0730		0830		0930		1030		1130		1230		1330		1430		1530		1630		1730		1830
Activity
Fatigue
Rating
JFK	0900		1000		1100		1200		1300		1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000
GMT	1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000		2100		2200		2300		0000		0100
BOM	1930		2030		2130		2230		2330		0030		0130		0230		0330		0430		0530		0630
Activity
Fatigue
Rating

AWAKENINGS and REASON (EXAMPLE: 5 Min. @ 0430; turbulence)

1. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

2. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

3. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

Sleep Rating (Please circle one number for each item)

Falling asleep Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

My sleep was Not Deep 1 2 3 4 5 Deep

Arising was Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

I now feel Not Rested 1 2 3 4 5 Rested

VISUAL ANALOG SCALE

very little-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------very much

1. How alert do you feel?

2. How sad do you feel?

3. How tense do you feel?

4. How much of an effort is it to do anything?

5. How happy do you feel?

6. How weary do you feel?

7. How calm do you feel?

8. How sleepy do you feel?

Sleep & Alertness Strategies: ________

________

CAFFEINE & H2O INTAKE (coffee, tea, soda, water, other)

TYPE __________________ AMT _____________ TIME ___________________

Notes/Comments during flight (e.g., excessive turbulence, cabin noise, something irritating happened, or whatever…)

ARR (post-flight) Circle Log-Time

JFK	2100		2200		2300		0000		0100		0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800
GMT	0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800		0900		1000		1100		1200		1300
BOM	0730		0830		0930		1030		1130		1230		1330		1430		1530		1630		1730		1830
Activity
Fatigue
Rating
JFK	0900		1000		1100		1200		1300		1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000
GMT	1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000		2100		2200		2300		0000		0100
BOM	1930		2030		2130		2230		2330		0030		0130		0230		0330		0430		0530		0630
Activity
Fatigue
Rating

AWAKENINGS and REASON (EXAMPLE: 5 Min. @ 0430; turbulence)

1. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

2. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

3. _____min. at __________ ________________________________

Sleep Rating (Please circle one number for each item)

Falling asleep Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

My sleep was Not Deep 1 2 3 4 5 Deep

Arising was Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

I now feel Not Rested 1 2 3 4 5 Rested

VISUAL ANALOG SCALE

very little-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------very much

1. How alert do you feel?

2. How sad do you feel?

3. How tense do you feel?

4. How much of an effort is it to do anything?

5. How happy do you feel?

6. How weary do you feel?

7. How calm do you feel?

8. How sleepy do you feel?

Sleep & Alertness Strategies: ________

________

CAFFEINE & H2O INTAKE (coffee, tea, soda, water, other)

TYPE __________________ AMT _____________ TIME ___________________

Layover Circle Log-Time

JFK	2100		2200		2300		0000		0100		0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800
GMT	0200		0300		0400		0500		0600		0700		0800		0900		1000		1100		1200		1300
BOM	0730		0830		0930		1030		1130		1230		1330		1430		1530		1630		1730		1830
Activity
Fatigue
Rating
JFK	0900		1000		1100		1200		1300		1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000
GMT	1400		1500		1600		1700		1800		1900		2000		2100		2200		2300		0000		0100
BOM	1930		2030		2130		2230		2330		0030		0130		0230		0330		0430		0530		0630
Activity
Fatigue
Rating

Sleep Rating (Please circle one number for each item)

Falling asleep Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

My sleep was Not Deep 1 2 3 4 5 Deep

Arising was Not Difficult 1 2 3 4 5 Difficult

I now feel Not Rested 1 2 3 4 5 Rested

VISUAL ANALOG SCALE

very little-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------very much

1. How alert do you feel?

2. How sad do you feel?

3. How tense do you feel?

4. How much of an effort is it to do anything?

5. How happy do you feel?

6. How weary do you feel?

7. How calm do you feel?

8. How sleepy do you feel?

Notes/Comments during layover