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Table 2 Comparison of subjective evaluation of work competency among the JFCT members

From: Sleep patterns among shift-working flight controllers of the International Space Station: an observational study on the JAXA Flight Control Team

Adaptation to shift work

 

Kruskal-Wallis test

 

Adapted

Somewhat adapted

Somewhat unadapted

Unadapted

 

χ 2

p value

SWSD+

0.0 (0)

42.9 (6)

50.0 (7)

7.1 (1)

 

3.869

0.276

SWSD−

12.5 (2)

56.3 (9)

31.3 (5)

0.0 (0)

 

ONEW

14.3 (2)

35.7 (5)

42.9 (6)

7.1 (1)

 

DW

0.0 (0)

83.3 (5)

16.7 (1)

0.0 (0)

 

Workload

 

Very easy

Easy

Moderate

Hard

Very hard

  

Day shift

SWSD+

0.0 (0)

30.8 (4)

30.8 (4)

38.5 (5)

0.0 (0)

1.27

0.736

SWSD−

0.0 (0)

6.3 (1)

68.8 (11)

25.0 (4)

0.0 (0)

ONEW

8.3 (1)

8.3 (1)

58.3 (7)

25.0 (3)

0.0 (0)

DW

16.7 (1)

16.7 (1)

50.0 (3)

16.7 (1)

0.0 (0)

Evening shift

SWSD+

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

42.9 (6)

42.9 (6)

14.3 (2)

0.354

0.838

SWSD−

0.0 (0)

6.3 (1)

31.3 (5)

62.5 (10)

0.0 (0)

ONEW

0.0 (0)

7.7 (1)

46.2 (6)

30.8 (4)

15.4 (2)

Night shift

SWSD+a

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

7.1 (1)

28.6 (4)

64.3 (9)

7.533

0.027

SWSD−

0.0 (0)

6.3 (1)

6.3 (1)

75.0 (12)

12.5 (2)

ONEW

9.1 (1)

0.0 (0)

9.1 (1)

54.5 (6)

27.3 (3)

Perceived risk of human error

 
 

Very low

Low

Moderate

High

Very high

  

Day shift

SWSD+

8.3 (1)

25.0 (3)

66.7(8)

0.0(0)

0.0 (0)

3.161

0.367

SWSD−

0.0 (0)

25.0 (4)

62.5 (10)

12.5 (4)

0.0 (0)

ONEW

25.0 (3)

16.7 (2)

58.3 (7)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

DW

0.0 (0)

16.7 (1)

83.3 (5)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

Evening shift

SWSD+

0.0 (0)

14.3 (2)

64.3 (9)

21.4 (3)

0.0 (0)

0.315

0.854

SWSD−

0.0 (0)

12.5 (2)

56.3 (9)

31.3 (10)

0.0 (0)

ONEW

7.7 (1)

15.4 (2)

46.2 (6)

30.8 (4)

0.0 (0)

Night shift

SWSD+

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

14.3 (2)

50.0 (7)

35.7 (5)

4.456

0.108

SWSD−

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

31.3 (5)

62.5 (12)

6.3 (1)

ONEW

9.1 (1)

9.1 (1)

27.3 (3)

36.4 (4)

18.2 (2)

  1. The values denote the percentages of the subjects, with the raw number of subjects enclosed in parentheses. p values denote the results of the Kruskal-Wallis test
  2. aSignificantly different from SWSD− by post hoc comparison