TY - JOUR AU - HERATIKA, DEBY AU - KEKALIH, ARIA AU - MULYAWAN, WAWAN AU - AGUSTINA, AMILYA AU - SOEMARKO, DEWI SUMARYANI AU - SIAGIAN, MINARMA PY - 2020/10/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - THE EFFECT OF THE ALTITUDE ZONE ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION FOR MALE PILOTS IN INDOCTRINATION AND AEROPHYSIOLOGY TRAINING IN 2019 JF - International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics JA - Int J App Pharm VL - 12 IS - 3 SE - Full Proceeding Paper DO - 10.22159/ijap.2020.v12s3.39460 UR - https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijap/article/view/39460 SP - 12-14 AB - <p><strong>Objective: </strong>A pilot on duty at altitude can be exposed to hypoxia, both mild and severe. The incidence of hypoxia on a flight can be fatal, especially if hypoxia is experienced by a pilot on duty. One manifestation of hypoxia is decreased cognitive function. A pilot is required to carry out multitasking operations using cognitive functions, especially in an emergency. Therefore, decreased cognitive function due to hypoxia in a pilot can cause accidents in flight. This study aims to determine changes in cognitive function with hypoxia exposure at several altitude zones.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used an experimental one-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 31 military pilots who participated in Indoctrination and Aerophysiology Training. Subjects filled 6 Cognitive Impairment Test (6 CIT) questionnaires at ground level, efficient physiological zone (10,000 ft), and physiological deficient zone (25,000 ft) in a hypobaric chamber.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a change of 6 CIT score at 10.000 ft compared to ground level (Friedman post-hoc Wilcoxon, P = 0.001). There was also a change of 6 CIT score at 25,000 ft compared to ground level (Friedman post-hoc Wilcoxon, P&lt;0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There was a change in cognitive function in the efficient physiological zone and physiological deficient zone, compared to ground level.</p> ER -