Gender Effect on Motion Sickness Susceptibility

Authors : Yağmur KOCAOĞLU, Yasemin BAYRAKTAR, Nurtekin ERKMEN

Pages : 271-288

Doi:10.47778/ejsse.1345529

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Publication Date : 2023-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The study aimed was to determine whether there was a gender difference in sensitivity to visual stimulation-induced motion sickness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MS);. Forty-nine participants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Female: 24, Male: 25); volunteered to join in the study. Participants were exposed to a visual video-recording stimulus to evoke the MS. Simulator Sickness Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SSQ); was administered before, after, and 30 min after the MS stimulation to determine MS symptoms. Participants\` self-report was used to identify motion sickness. Postural sway insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PS); was measured before and immediately after MS stimulation. 58.3% of the female and 48.0% of the male reported that they had MS, while 41.7% of the female and 52.0% of the male reported that they did not have MS. Gender and MS distributions were not significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.469);. Participants with MS before the stimulation had higher PS than those who declared no MS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.008);, but PS was not different after the stimulation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.102);. Although there was no difference in the pre-test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.231);, men with MS had higher PS than women with MS at the post-test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.013);. There was a significant increase in PS of men who declared that they had MS after the stimulation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.012);. The pre-test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.899); and post-test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.434); SSQ scores of men and women with MS were not different, while women had higher SSQ scores than men at the post-test 30 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.020);. Finally, there was no correlation between gender and rates of MS. In terms of symptom severity, females appear to be more susceptible to MS. PS may be a precursor to MS.
Keywords : Gender, Motion sickness, Sensitivity, Postural instability