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22	22	=== Summary ===
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	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.
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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.
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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
	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
39	39	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.
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	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.
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46	46	= Experiment Data =
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