title: [Anxiety associated with parachute jumping].
abstract: The aim of the study was to estimate an influence of parachute jumps on anxiety among professional soldiers from air-borne forces.
  
  
  METHODS
  The investigation was carried out on 46 professional soldiers from 16 Air-Borne Battalion, patients of outpatient department of 4495 Military Unit, men at 20 to 45 age, healthy--admitted to parachute jumping in air-borne forces. They were divided on groups according to a knowledge and an experience in parachuting. In order to estimate the level of nervous tension and mental stress, personal questionnaires in accordance with STAI were carried out on free day, day of parachute jump and 24h after jump.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results show the influence of parachute jumps on the parameters of psychological stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of Medical University in Łódź edward.kowalczyk@umed.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kowalczyk
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kura
authors.forename: Julita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ciećwierz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001359:Aviation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D011044:Poland; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult