Multinational comparison study of aircraft pilot healthcare avoidance behaviour.
Journal
Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)
ISSN: 1471-8405
Titre abrégé: Occup Med (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9205857
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 Oct 2023
20 Oct 2023
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Résumé
US and Canadian pilots are required to meet medical standards to secure their active flying status, but a subgroup exhibit healthcare avoidance behaviour due to fear of loss of that status. This phenomenon has the potential to impact pilot health, aeromedical screening and aviation safety. No international comparison study of pilot healthcare avoidance currently exists between US and Canadian pilots. To compare the rate and subtypes of healthcare avoidance behaviour secondary to fear for loss of flying status between US and Canadian pilots. A comparison analysis of data collected during two independent, non-probabilistic, cross-sectional internet surveys including any individual certified to perform flying duties in the USA (US survey) or Canada (Canadian survey). There were 4320 US pilots and 1415 Canadian pilots who completed informed consent and 3765 US pilots and 1405 Canadian pilots were included in the results. There were 56% of US pilots who reported a history of healthcare avoidance behaviour compared to 55% of Canadian pilots (P = 0.578). A multivariable logistic regression that included age, pilot type and gender showed that US pilots were slightly more likely than Canadian pilots to report this behaviour (odds ratio 1.22, 95% confidence interval 1.06-1.4). Healthcare avoidance behaviour due to fear of loss of flying status has a relatively high prevalence in both US and Canadian pilot populations.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
US and Canadian pilots are required to meet medical standards to secure their active flying status, but a subgroup exhibit healthcare avoidance behaviour due to fear of loss of that status. This phenomenon has the potential to impact pilot health, aeromedical screening and aviation safety. No international comparison study of pilot healthcare avoidance currently exists between US and Canadian pilots.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
To compare the rate and subtypes of healthcare avoidance behaviour secondary to fear for loss of flying status between US and Canadian pilots.
METHODS
METHODS
A comparison analysis of data collected during two independent, non-probabilistic, cross-sectional internet surveys including any individual certified to perform flying duties in the USA (US survey) or Canada (Canadian survey).
RESULTS
RESULTS
There were 4320 US pilots and 1415 Canadian pilots who completed informed consent and 3765 US pilots and 1405 Canadian pilots were included in the results. There were 56% of US pilots who reported a history of healthcare avoidance behaviour compared to 55% of Canadian pilots (P = 0.578). A multivariable logistic regression that included age, pilot type and gender showed that US pilots were slightly more likely than Canadian pilots to report this behaviour (odds ratio 1.22, 95% confidence interval 1.06-1.4).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Healthcare avoidance behaviour due to fear of loss of flying status has a relatively high prevalence in both US and Canadian pilot populations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37658781
pii: 7258910
doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqad091
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
434-438Informations de copyright
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