因担心失去航空医疗证书而导致飞机驾驶员规避医疗保健：对3765名飞行员的调查

Healthcare Avoidance in Aircraft Pilots Due to Concern for Aeromedical Certificate Loss: A Survey of 3765 Pilots.

作者信息

Hoffman William R, Aden James, Barbera R Daniel, Mayes Ryan, Willis Adam, Patel Parth, Tvaryanas Anthony

机构信息

Department of Neurology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas (Dr Hoffman and Dr Willis); Department of Graduate Medical Education, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas (Dr Aden); Department of Flight Medicine, Hulbert Field Medical Center, U.S. Air Force, Hulbert Field, Florida (Dr Barbera); School of Aerospace Medicine, U.S. Air Force, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (Dr Mayes); University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Mr Patel); Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Dr Tvaryanas).

出版信息

J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Apr 1;64(4):e245-e248. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002519. Epub 2022 Feb 15.

DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000002519

PMID:35166258

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To study healthcare avoidance behavior in pilots related to fear of aeromedical certificate loss.

METHODS

Voluntary participation in an anonymous survey distributed to U.S. pilots.

RESULTS

A total of 3765 pilots were included in the analysis. There were 56.1% of pilots (n = 2111) who reported a history of healthcare avoidance behavior due fear for losing their aeromedical certificate. There were 45.7% who sought informal medical care (n = 1721) and 26.8% who misrepresented/withheld information on a written healthcare questionnaire for fear of aeromedical certificate loss (n = 994).

CONCLUSIONS

Aircraft pilots may participate in healthcare avoidance behavior related to fear of losing their aeromedical certificate. Further work is necessary to address pilot healthcare avoidance.

摘要