LSDA: Experiment - NNX15AK76A

EXPERIMENT INFORMATION

Standardized Behavioral Measures for Detecting Behavioral Health Risks during Exploration Missions (NNX15AK76A)

Principal Investigator

+ Dinges, David F.

Research Area:

Behavior and performance

Species Studied

Scientific Name: Homo sapiens Species: Human

Study Type

+ NASA Ground-Based Investigations

Description

OBJECTIVES:
The behavioral health of the crew during a mission to Mars could be challenging due to the conditions required by the flight. However, there is no standardized method to detect and quantify the magnitude of the risk or its likelihood. The overarching goal of this project is to build on a successful record of unobtrusive, software-based measurement of behavioral health indicators (e.g. mood, cognitive function, physical and mental fatigue, sleep quality) to develop an integrated standardized suite of behavioral health measurements tools that would be feasible to implement within the constraints of space flight research, ground-based analogs (both short- and long-duration), and prolonged missions in isolated, confined, and extreme environments lasting up to 12 months or longer.

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APPROACH:
The suite of behavioral medicine measures investigators are developing will be integrated on an electronic platform for their standardized use in ground analogs relevant to the space flight context (i.e., Standardized Behavioral Measures Tool or “Behavioral Core Measures”). It will include (a) the Cognition battery, (b) Visual Analog Scales (VAS) of perceived mental and physical exhaustion, fatigue, stress, workload, conflict and sleep quality, (c) actigraphy for monitoring sleep/wake activity, (d) an audio journal, (e) the ROBoT task as an operational performance measure, and (f) Team measures. The “Behavioral Core Measures” will be evaluated for its measurement feasibility, flexibility, and acceptability during post-mission assessments in the participants studied in Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA), Neumayer Station III in Antarctica, and on the International Space Station (ISS). It will be improved as needed, and an operational procedures document will be developed to make it convenient for detecting the incident rate of behavioral health risks in space and on Earth.

HERA will serve as the short-duration space analog environment. Investigators will implement the Behavioral Core Measures and test its feasibility, flexibility, and acceptability during four 30-day campaigns in 2016.

Neumayer Station III will serve as the long-duration space analog environment, such as those that will be required for human travel to Mars. Investigators will implement the Behavioral Core Measures and test its feasibility, flexibility, and acceptability during the winter over in years 2 and 3 of this study.

Investigators will implement the Behavioral Core Measures during either six or 12 months of ISS missions launching in year 3 of the study, to assess feasibility, flexibility, and acceptability of the Behavioral Core Measures. One Behavioral Core Measures administration is scheduled to be completed preflight, inflight, and post flight.

RESULTS:
This experiment is in progress. Results will be available at a later date.

Keywords

Actigraphy

Sleep

Technology assessment

Behavior

Photo Gallery

NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA)

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Data Information

Data Availability

Archiving in progress. Data is not yet available for this experiment.

Parameters

Anger-hostility

Cognitive function

Conflict

Confusion-bewilderment

Depression

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Depression-dejection

Energy, physical

Fatigue, mental

Fatigue-inertia

Mood disturbance, total

Robotic arm performance

Sleep quality

Sleepiness

Sleep-wake timing

Social desirability

Stress

Team climate

Team cohesion

Team group living

Team performance

Team processes

Team social support

Tension-anxiety

Tiredness

Vigor-activity

Workload

Mission/Study Information

Mission	Launch/Start Date	Landing/End Date	Duration
Expedition 58	12/18/2018	03/14/2019	85 days
Expedition 59	03/14/2019	06/24/2019	102 days
Ground	05/01/2009		In Progress
HERA Campaign 3	01/26/2016	10/19/2016	Four 30-day missions

Human Research Program (HRP) Human Research Roadmap (HRR) Information

Crew health and performance is critical to successful human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. The Human Research Program (HRP) investigates and mitigates the highest risks to human health and performance, providing essential countermeasures and technologies for human space exploration. Risks include physiological and performance effects from hazards such as radiation, altered gravity, and hostile environments, as well as unique challenges in medical support, human factors, and behavioral health support. The HRP utilizes an Integrated Research Plan (IRP) to identify the approach and research activities planned to address these risks, which are assigned to specific Elements within the program. The Human Research Roadmap is the web-based tool for communicating the IRP content.

The Human Research Roadmap is located at: https://humanresearchroadmap.nasa.gov/

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Additional Information

Co-Investigators

+ Basner, Mathias

+ Kayser, Matthew

+ McGuire, Sarah

+ Mollicone, Daniel

+ Stahn, Alexander

+ Strangman, Gary E.

+ Stuster, Jack

Managing NASA Center

Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Responsible NASA Representative

Johnson Space Center LSDA Office
Project Manager: Eric Gallagher

Institutional Support

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Alternate Experiment Name

BCM

Proposal Date

05/13/2015

Proposal Source

2013-14 HERO NNJ13ZSA002N