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US flight attendant healthcare avoidance behavior.

Elijah Miranda1, Carrie W Hoppes2, James Aden3

  • 1Operational Brain Health and Readiness Research Program, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Air Force Base, TX, USA.

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Flight attendants frequently avoid healthcare due to illness-related work concerns. This study found 66% of flight attendants reported healthcare avoidance, significantly more than pilots.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Flight attendants (FAs) have safety-critical roles requiring fitness for duty.
  • Illness can lead to occupational and financial consequences, potentially causing healthcare avoidance.
  • Understanding healthcare avoidance in FAs is crucial for their well-being and aviation safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of healthcare avoidance among U.S. flight attendants.
  • To compare healthcare avoidance rates between flight attendants and U.S. pilots.
  • To identify factors associated with healthcare avoidance in aviation personnel.

Main Methods:

  • An anonymous, cross-sectional, internet-based survey was administered to U.S. flight attendants.
  • Healthcare avoidance was defined by reporting at least one of four predefined behaviors.
  • Data were compared with a previously published sample of U.S. pilots.

Main Results:

  • A total of 6,318 aviation personnel were analyzed, including 2,553 flight attendants.
  • 66.24% of flight attendants reported healthcare avoidance, compared to 56.12% of pilots (p < 0.01).
  • Flight attendants had 1.56 times higher odds of healthcare avoidance than pilots after adjusting for age and sex (p < 0.01).

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare avoidance is highly prevalent among U.S. flight attendants.
  • Flight attendants exhibit significantly higher rates of healthcare avoidance compared to pilots.
  • Further research is warranted to explore the underlying causes and develop targeted interventions.