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Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-75/7
Title and Subtitle: Stress in air traffic controllers: Comparison of two air route traffic control centers on different shift rotation patterns
Report Date: September 1975
Authors: Melton CE Jr, Smith RC, McKenzie JM, Saldivar JT, Hoffmann SM, Fowler PR
Abstract: Stress in 23 air traffic controllers (ATCS) at Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center (ATL) on the straight 5-day shift rotation schedule was compared with stress in 23 ATCS's on the 2-2-1 shift rotation schedule at Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (FTW). Stress in six other FTW ATCS's on the 5-day schedule was compared to stress in their 23 cohorts on the 2-2-1 schedule. Stress estimates were made from urinary levels of 17-ketogenic steroids (st), epinephrine (e), and norepinephrine (ne).
Key Words: Air Traffic Control, Stress Index, Shift Work
No. of Pages: 9
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-75/7
Title and Subtitle: Stress in air traffic controllers: Comparison of two air route traffic control centers on different shift rotation patterns
Report Date: September 1975
Authors: Melton CE Jr, Smith RC, McKenzie JM, Saldivar JT, Hoffmann SM, Fowler PR
Abstract: Stress in 23 air traffic controllers (ATCS) at Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center (ATL) on the straight 5-day shift rotation schedule was compared with stress in 23 ATCS's on the 2-2-1 shift rotation schedule at Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (FTW). Stress in six other FTW ATCS's on the 5-day schedule was compared to stress in their 23 cohorts on the 2-2-1 schedule. Stress estimates were made from urinary levels of 17-ketogenic steroids (st), epinephrine (e), and norepinephrine (ne).
Key Words: Air Traffic Control, Stress Index, Shift Work
No. of Pages: 9
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