Flying Into Depression: Pilot's Sleep and Fatigue Experiences Can Explain Differences in Perceived Depression and Anxiety Associated With Duty Hours.
Abstract
A growing body of evidence suggests long work hours adversely affect mental health across a variety of domains. Mental health issues have been found to negatively affect work performance. This finding was highlighted in the aviation industry by the 2015 Germanwings incident in which 150 people died. Further investigation into work hours and their associated factors (e.g., demographic characteristics and experiences of sleep and fatigue in the cockpit) contributing to mental health issues among pilots is warranted. A cross-sectional survey investigating attitudes and experiences of fatigue was developed and distributed to commercial airline pilots. Results found pilots who reported typically spending longer hours on duty per week were twice as likely to report feeling depressed or anxious. Pilots' experiences of job-related sleep disturbance and fatigue may explain why pilots who typically spend long hours on duty each week are more likely to report feeling depressed or anxious.Citation
O’Hagan, A.D., Issartel, J., Nevill, A. & Warrington, G. (2016). Flying Into Depression – Pilot’s Sleep and Fatigue Experiences Can Explain Differences in Perceived Depression and Anxiety Associated With Duty Hours. Workplace Health & Safety, 65 (3), pp 109-117.Publisher
SAGE PublicationsJournal
Workplace health & safetyPubMed ID
27578874Additional Links
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2165079916659506Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
2165-0799ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/2165079916659506
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