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... ... @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ 5 5 |**Principal Investigator (PI)**|((( 6 6 Tricia L. Larose 7 7 8 -E-mail: [[t.l .l.larose@flymed.uio.no>>mailto:t.l.l.larose@flymed.uio.no]]8 +E-mail: [[tricia.larose@ntnu.no>>mailto:tricia.larose@ntnu.no]] 9 9 ))) 10 10 |**Organisation** |Institute of Management Studies, Goldsmiths University of London 11 11 |Ana Diaz-Artiles,|((( ... ... @@ -21,38 +21,32 @@ 21 21 22 22 === Summary === 23 23 24 -Mars analog astronauts (AAs) undergo a rigorous selection and training process to 25 -ensure crew cohesion and mission success. However, even the healthiest, 26 -strongest individuals may face psychological challenges due to various 27 -environmental stressors including isolation, confinement, close living quarters,[[image:1629013073345-374.png||style="float:right"]] 28 -monotony of food, delayed communication with MSC, time pressure, scientific or 29 -engineering failures, sleep difficulties, fatigue, etc. In our effort to further human 30 -space exploration in a safe and effective way, we must thoroughly understand and 31 -protect the psychological well-being of the analog astronauts, before, during, and 32 -after the space analog mission. 24 +[[image:1629013073345-374.png]] 33 33 34 -This project aims to study analog astronauts anxiety and depression levels before, 35 -during and after space analog mission in order to better understand psychological 36 -well-being in response to known and unknown environmental stressors. This project 37 -further aims to study the correlation between AAs crew anxiety and depression 38 -levels and the possibility of a “third quarter phenomena” (TQP) whereby the first 39 -quarter of the mission may be characterized by excitement or anxiety, the second 40 -quarter by boredom and depression, and the third quarter by increased emotional 26 +Mars analog astronauts undergo a rigorous selection and training process to ensure crew 27 +cohesion and mission success. However, even the healthiest, strongest individuals may face 28 +psychological challenges due to various stressors in extreme or abnormal 29 +environments. In our effort to further human space exploration in a safe and effective way, 30 +we must thoroughly understand and protect the psychological well-being of the crew, 31 +before, during, and after the analog mission. 32 + 33 +The PsychScale experiment aims to study crew member anxiety and depression levels before, 34 +during and after the mission in order to better understand psychological well-being in response 35 +to known and unknown environmental stressors. It further aims to study the correlation between 36 +crew anxiety and depression levels and the possibility of a “third quarter phenomena” (TQP) 37 +whereby the first quarter of the mission may be characterized by crew excitement or anxiety, the 38 +second quarter by boredom and depression, and the third quarter by increased emotional 41 41 outbursts. 40 +This experiment uses the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) – an internationally 41 +recognized, validated questionnaire on anxiety and depression. Additionally, two open-ended 42 +qualitative questions that allow the participant to inform the scientific team of any issues related 43 +to individual or crew mental health are included. 42 42 43 -This project has the potential to inform prevention strategies including resilience 44 -training for the mental health and overall well-being of analog astronauts at the 45 -individual and group level. 46 46 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 52 = Experiment Data = 53 53 54 54 |=(% style="width: 161px;" %)Date|=(% style="width: 1678px;" %)Files 55 -|(% style="width:161px" %)[[2021-10-04>>https://mission.oewf.org/archive_downloads/amadee20/PSYCHSCALE/2021-10-04/]]|(% style="width:1678px" %) insertdesrcr.49 +|(% style="width:161px" %)[[2021-10-04>>https://mission.oewf.org/archive_downloads/amadee20/PSYCHSCALE/2021-10-04/]]|(% style="width:1678px" %) 56 56 |(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:1678px" %) 57 57 |(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:1678px" %) 58 58 |(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:1678px" %)