Qualitative and Quantitative Study of Older Japanese, German, Brazilian and US Air Travelers---the BEST AGE study

McMullin, Dianne L.; Angerer, James; Green, Rush; Stancato, Fernando; Ciaccia, Flávia Renata Dantas Alves Silva; Cintra, Aristides; David, Alexandre; Morgan, Embraer Donald; Mastaw, Melody; Ruggiero, Frank T.

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“…Age and difference in cultures do play a role in the emotional experience and comfort [17]. Accessing overhead bins, using inflight entertainment systems and in-and egress are for instance problems mentioned by elderly.…”

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The high and low comfort peaks in passengers’ flight

Bouwens

Tsay

Vink

2017

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Abstract. BACKGROUND:Knowing the high and low peaks in comfort during a flight could be useful in prioritizing aircraft interior improvements. OBJECTIVE: The first objective of this study was to identify whether there are differences in comfort experiences during different phases of a flight. The second objective of this study was to identify similarities between recalled and real time reported comfort experiences. METHODS: 149 participants were asked to rate the comfort in the different phases of their last flight on a scale from 1-10. Additionally, a combination of a self-reporting design probe and generative interview was used to investigate the appraisal patterns of emotions in nine passengers. RESULTS:The 149 subjects reported the highest comfort after take-off and arriving at the destination, the lowest while stowing the luggage and during the cruise flight. The qualitative long haul inflight study showed after take-off and while arriving at the destination the most positive emotions and during the cruise flight there is a negative experience phase. CONCLUSIONS: Suggestions are given to improve the cruise flight phase, by for example stimulation of movement or better service.

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The high and low comfort peaks in passengers’ flight

Bouwens

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Vink

2017

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“…About two billion people fly commercially each year, with a recent review describing a range of potential associated health issues such as venous thromboembolism, jet lag, poor cabin air quality, cosmic-radiation exposure, and the exacerbation of pre-existing medical conditions ( Silverman & Gendreau, 2009 ). Evidence from surveys, qualitative shadowing, and experience monitoring confirms that air travel can be a stressful experience, with stressors including going through security, getting to the gate on time, and being treated rudely by others ( Ahmadpour, Robert & Lindgaard, 2014 ; McMullin et al, 2014 ).…”

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No tears in heaven: did the media create the pseudo-phenomenon “altitude-adjusted lachrymosity syndrome (AALS)”?

Wicks

Lancashire

2018

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ObjectiveIn the media, numerous public figures have reported involuntary emotional outbursts arising from watching films on planes, resembling neurological phenomena such as pseudobulbar affect. Putative risk factors put forward include altitude, mild hypoxia, or alcohol. Our objective was to determine whether watching a film on an airplane is really more likely to induce involuntary, uncontrollable, or surprising crying than watching one on the ground, described in some social media as “altitude-adjusted lachrymosity syndrome” (AALS), or whether this is a pseudo-phenomena.MethodsAmazon Mechanical Turk survey participants (N = 1,084) living in the United States who had watched a film on a plane in the past 12 months were invited to complete an online survey. The main outcome measures were likelihood of crying in a logistic regression model including location of viewing, age, gender, genre of film, subjective film rating, annual household income, watching a “guilty pleasure” film, drinking alcohol, feeling tired or jetlagged, or having a recent emotional life event.ResultsAbout one in four films induced crying. Watching a film on a plane per se does not appear to induce involuntary crying. Significant predictors of crying included dramas or family films, a recent life event, watching a “guilty pleasure”, high film ratings, and female gender. Medical conditions, age, income, alcohol use, and feeling tired or jetlagged were not significant.ConclusionPeople reporting the pseudo-phenomena of AALS are most likely experiencing “dramatically heightened exposure”, watching as many films on a plane in a week’s return trip as they would in a year at the cinema. Such perceptions are probably magnified by confirmation bias and further mentions in social media.

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“…(Gray, 2017) About 2 billion people fly commercially each year, with a recent review describing a range of potential associated health issues such as venous thromboembolism, jet lag, poor cabin air quality, cosmic-radiation exposure, and the exacerbation of pre-existing medical conditions (Silverman & Gendreau, 2009). Evidence from surveys, qualitative shadowing, and experience monitoring confirms that air travel can be a stressful experience, with stressors including going through security, getting to the gate on time, and being treated rudely by others (Ahmadpour, Robert & Lindgaard, 2014;McMullin et al, 2014). Uncontrollable episodes of crying or laughter that are incongruent with an individual's feelings or situation affect as many as half of people living with neurological conditions such as ALS/MND, MS, stroke, or dementia (Miller, Pratt & Schiffer, 2011).…”

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Peer Review #1 of "No tears in heaven: did the media create the pseudo-phenomenon “altitude-adjusted lachrymosity syndrome (AALS)”? (v0.2)"

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In the media, numerous public figures have reported involuntary emotional outbursts arising from watching films on planes, resembling neurological phenomena such as pseudobulbar affect. Putative risk factors put forward include altitude, mild hypoxia, or alcohol. Our objective was to determine whether watching a film on an airplane is really more likely to induce involuntary, uncontrollable, or surprising crying than watching one on the ground, described in some social media as "altitude-adjusted lachrymosity syndrome" (AALS), or whether this is a pseudo-phenomena. Methods. Amazon Mechanical Turk survey participants (N=1,084) living in the United States who had watched a film on a plane in the past 12 months were invited to complete an online survey. The main outcome measures were likelihood of crying in a logistic regression model including location of viewing, age, gender, genre of film, subjective film rating, annual household income, watching a "guilty pleasure" film, drinking alcohol, feeling tired or jetlagged, or having a recent emotional life event. Results. About 1 in 4 films induced crying. Watching a film on a plane per se does not appear to induce involuntary crying. Significant predictors of crying included dramas or family films, a recent life event, watching a "guilty pleasure", high film ratings, and female gender. Medical conditions, age, income, alcohol use, and feeling tired or jetlagged were not significant. Conclusion. People reporting the pseudophenomena of AALS are most likely experiencing "dramatically heightened exposure", watching as many films on a plane in a week's return trip as they would in a year at the cinema. Such perceptions are probably magnified by confirmation bias and further mentions in social media.

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Qualitative and Quantitative Study of Older Japanese, German, Brazilian and US Air Travelers---the BEST AGE study

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The high and low comfort peaks in passengers’ flight

The high and low comfort peaks in passengers’ flight

No tears in heaven: did the media create the pseudo-phenomenon “altitude-adjusted lachrymosity syndrome (AALS)”?

Peer Review #1 of "No tears in heaven: did the media create the pseudo-phenomenon “altitude-adjusted lachrymosity syndrome (AALS)”? (v0.2)"

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