ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between sources of work-related stress (WRS) for pilots, effects on wellbeing, and coping mechanisms.

Background: Recent studies have measured depression levels in pilots but not the relationship between depression levels and coping strategies.

Methods: An anonymous web-based survey was conducted with commercial pilots.

A regression model was advanced to analyze the relationship between each frequency level of each coping strategy and PHQ-9 Scores, and the Odds ratio was interpreted.

Results: Sources of WRS impact on the physical, social, and psychological health of pilots. Not all pilots are suffering. Over half met threshold for mild depression. Nearly 60% are using coping mechanisms to manage WRS and its impact on wellbeing. Pilots using coping mechanisms such as sleep management, taking physical exercise, and diet management were found to have lower depression severity levels.

The findings of this study underscore the need to advance new tools to enable pilot self-management of their health and wellbeing. This includes new training tools, enhanced checklists, and new digital tools to support wellbeing awareness, stress coping, and risk identification both inside and outside the cockpit.

Conclusions: Airlines and pilots need the right tools to safeguard the wellbeing and mental fitness of pilots and ensure flight safety. Pilots, airlines, and aviation regulators can learn from the existing use of coping strategies by pilots.

摘要

目的：本研究的目的是调查飞行员与工作有关的压力（WRS）的来源，对幸福感的影响以及应对机制之间的关系。

背景：最近的研究测量了飞行员的抑郁水平，但没有测量抑郁水平与应对策略之间的关系。

方法：与商业飞行员进行了基于网络的匿名调查。

提出了回归模型来分析每种应对策略的每个频率水平与PHQ-9得分之间的关​​系，并解释了赔率。

结果：WRS的来源会影响飞行员的身体，社会和心理健康。并非所有飞行员都受苦。超过一半的人达到轻度抑郁的阈值。近60％的人正在使用应对机制来管理WRS及其对幸福感的影响。使用诸如睡眠管理，体育锻炼和饮食管理等应对机制的飞行员被发现抑郁症的严重程度较低。

这项研究的结果强调，有必要推进新工具，以使飞行员能够自我管理其健康和福祉。这包括新的培训工具，增强的清单和新的数字工具，以支持在座舱内外的健康意识，压力应对和风险识别。

结论：航空公司和飞行员需要正确的工具来维护飞行员的健康和心理健康并确保飞行安全。飞行员，航空公司和航空监管者可以从飞行员现有的应对策略中学习。