Effects of Sex and Gender on Adaptation to Space: Behavioral Health

Autor: R LeonGloria, W StusterJack, A PalinkasLawrence, GoelNamni, F DingesDavid, L BaleTracy, EppersonC. Neill, G KornsteinSusan
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Women's Health. 23:975-986
ISSN: 1931-843X
1540-9996
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2014.4911
Popis: This article is part of a larger body of work entitled, “The Impact of Sex and Gender on Adaptation to Space.” It was developed in response to a recommendation from the 2011 National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey, “Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences for a New Era,” which emphasized the need to fully understand sex and gender differences. In this article, our workgroup—consisting of expert scientists and clinicians from academia and the private sector—investigated and summarized the current body of published and unpublished human research performed to date related to sex- and gender-based differences in behavioral adaptations to human spaceflight. This review identifies sex-related differences in: (1) sleep, circadian rhythms, and neurobehavioral measures; (2) personality, group interactions, and work performance and satisfaction; and (3) stress and clinical disorders. Differences in these areas substantially impact the risks and optimal medical care required by space-faring women. To ensure the health and safety of male and female astronauts during long-duration space missions, it is imperative to understand the influences that sex and gender have on behavioral health changes occurring during spaceflight.
Databáze: OpenAIRE