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SMF-T-0013 · topic

Behavioral Health & Performance in Isolation and Confinement

Also: BHP · isolation and confinement

Isolation & ConfinementDistance from EarthBehavioral Health & SleepPreflight & TrainingIn-flightPostflight RecoveryLEO long-durationLunar surfaceMars transit & surfaceTerrestrial analogPublicClinicianResearcherOperator / SFP

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Key points
  • Isolated and confined environments such as polar stations are used as analogs for long-duration missions. ◇◇◇◇ Grade pending · A
  • In the 520-day Mars-500 simulation, crew members showed changes in sleep, activity and rest–wake patterns that varied by individual. ◇◇◇◇ Grade pending · A
  • Countermeasures and clinical management: content pending clinical review. ◇◇◇◇ Grade pending

Evidence grades are pending reviewer assignment. Source tags: F flight · A analog · M model/animal · C computational · E expert.

Definition & overview

Much of the evidence on behavioral health in isolation comes from terrestrial analogs, including polar expeditions [1] and the Mars-500 simulation [2].

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Hazard context (RIDGE)

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Epidemiology & incidence in spaceflight

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Pathophysiology

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Clinical presentation

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Diagnosis & monitoring

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Prevention & countermeasures

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Management

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Mission-type considerations

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Postflight & long-term outcomes

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Terrestrial analogs & relevance

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Research frontier

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Commercial spaceflight notes

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Clinical pearls / pitfalls

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Evidence profile
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References 2
  1. Palinkas LA, Suedfeld P. Psychological effects of polar expeditions. Lancet. 2008;371(9607):153-163. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61056-3 A
  2. Basner M, Dinges DF, Mollicone D, et al. Mars 520-d mission simulation reveals protracted crew hypokinesis and alterations of sleep duration and timing. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2013;110(7):2635-2640. doi:10.1073/pnas.1212646110 A

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