Investigation and research of fatigue due to military operation in the recruits during training period

Objective To investigate the relationship between the occurrence of fatigue as a result of military operation and sleep quality of recruits during period of training. Methods The Modified Fatigue Rating Scale (MFIS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to conduct the survey of over 500 recruits undergoing basic military training. The aim of the survey was to analyze the relationship between their sleep quality and the occurrence of military fatigue. Results The mean fatigue score of the 500 recruits was 23.55. The physical fatigue score was 12.52, which was obviously higher than that of mental fatigue, which was 11.02 (PPConclusions Poor sleep quality of the recruits may be one of causes of fatigue occurrence, and the aggravation of fatigue can affect sleep quality. Therefore, the management and regulation of sleep quality of the recruits should be emphasized in order to reduce military fatigue.