Prevention and managing increased workload of the army personnel during and after field training : a systematized literature review
Metso, Sami (2023)
2023
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The military personnel working in a demanding military field training environment are not recovering from the work. Sleep problems, long working hours and lack of rest days have been reported by exhausted officers. Increased workload has negative effects on worker’s health, and it is important for both the individual and for society, to find ways to prevent this excessive workload.
The objective of this thesis was to write a systematized literature review, finding methods to prevent and manage increased workload of the army personnel during and after field training.
This systematized literature review was written during fall, from the beginning of August 2023 to the end of December 2023. PubMed was used as the database for searching. The topic is not widely researched and therefore specific studies were not found. With no clear, proven methods found, the author gathered applicable data instead. Seven studies were found from which useful information was extracted.
The results of this review were methods that could be applied and considered for army personnel. Long term good quality sleep has improving and enduring effects on health and well-being. Maintaining energy balance and consuming enough nutrition, especially immediately post-exercise, can help speed recovery by filling glycogen stores, and improve performance. To enhance physiological recovery, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil may be beneficial. Lastly, it can take roughly two days to recover cognitively from an eight-day military field exercise.
No definite conclusions can be made based on this review. Further research on this topic is needed to find solutions to occupational health issues in the military.
The objective of this thesis was to write a systematized literature review, finding methods to prevent and manage increased workload of the army personnel during and after field training.
This systematized literature review was written during fall, from the beginning of August 2023 to the end of December 2023. PubMed was used as the database for searching. The topic is not widely researched and therefore specific studies were not found. With no clear, proven methods found, the author gathered applicable data instead. Seven studies were found from which useful information was extracted.
The results of this review were methods that could be applied and considered for army personnel. Long term good quality sleep has improving and enduring effects on health and well-being. Maintaining energy balance and consuming enough nutrition, especially immediately post-exercise, can help speed recovery by filling glycogen stores, and improve performance. To enhance physiological recovery, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil may be beneficial. Lastly, it can take roughly two days to recover cognitively from an eight-day military field exercise.
No definite conclusions can be made based on this review. Further research on this topic is needed to find solutions to occupational health issues in the military.