Forklift simulator driving for ~30 minutes in subjects with an inclination to motion sickness increased sympathetic and parasympathetic activity with parasympathetic dominance.
Observational
Does 1-hour forklift truck virtual simulator driving alter autonomic heart rate regulation in operators prone to motion sickness compared to those who are not?
Virtual simulator driving induces changes in autonomic heart rate regulation, characterized by parasympathetic dominance, in operators prone to motion sickness.
The goal of the study was to determine the effect of a 1-h hour long forklift truck virtual simulator driving on the mechanism of autonomic heart rate (HR) regulation in operators. The participants were divided into 2 subgroups: subjects with no definite inclination to motion sickness (group A) and subjects with a definite inclination to motion sickness (group B). Holter monitoring of electrocardiogram (ECG) signal was carried out in all subjects during the virtual simulator driving. For 12 consecutive epochs of ECG signal, HR variability analysis was conducted in time and frequency domains. In subjects with a definite inclination to motion sickness after ~30 min of the driving, changes in parameter values were found indicating an increase in sympathetic and parasympathetic activity with parasympathetic dominance.
Zużewicz et al. (Sat,) conducted a observational in Motion sickness. Forklift truck virtual simulator driving vs. Subjects with no definite inclination to motion sickness was evaluated on Heart rate variability (HRV) parameters. Forklift simulator driving for ~30 minutes in subjects with an inclination to motion sickness increased sympathetic and parasympathetic activity with parasympathetic dominance.