Factors leading up to hospitalization of military flying personnel
YU Feifei
XIE Yi
LV Jie
YANG Jishun
Abstract：Objective To investigate hospitalizations and influencing factors among military flying personnel within one year.Methods The stratified random cluster sampling method was used to select 1056 flying personnel from Air Force stations or aviation units as the subjects.Data on their overall health,hospitalization within one year,and health behavior was collected for statistical analysis.Results A total of 964 valid questionnaires were collected during this survey.There were 138 hospitalizations within one year,accounting for 14.32％.There were significant differences in rates of hospitalization between flying personnel of different ages(x2=15.74,P＜0.001),lengths of service(x2=7.73,P=0.021),levels of education(x2=6.29,P=0.012),types of aircraft(x2=23.42,P＜0.001),aircraft models(x2=17.33,P＜0.001),marital status(x2=7.71,P=0.006),daily flight frequency(x2=6.84,P=0.009),and cumulative flying hours(x2=11.23,P=0.004)within one year.The results of multivariate analysis showed that the risk factors associated with hospitalization within one year were age(OR=1.968,95％CI:1.375～2.817),medications(OR=5.613,95％CI:2.454～12.834),health concerns(OR=3.225,95％CI:1.497～6.948)and depression(OR=1.775,95％CI:1.062～2.967).The protective factors included aircraft types(OR=0.440,95％CI:0.311～0.622),only child(OR=0.532,95％CI:0.324～0.871),daily flight frequency of flight missions(OR=0.472,95％CI:0.285～0.784),rational diets(OR=0.585,95％CI:0.347～0.988)and job satisfaction(OR=0.497,95％CI:0.268～0.923).Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted on the risk factors for musculoskeletal system diseases among hospitalized pilots within one year.The results showed that the risk factors for musculoskeletal system diseases within one year were overweight/obesity(OR=2.790,95％CI:1.296～6.004)and medication use(OR=4.112,95％CI:1.487～11.373);The protective factor is life satisfaction(OR=0.397,95％CI:0.176～0.894).Conclusion There are many factors that influence hospitalizations among flying personnel.In training and daily health care,proper training,regular work and rest,and psychological counseling are critical to the physical and mental health of military flying personnel.
Keywords：HospitalizationInfluencing factorsInvestigationMilitary flying personnel
Publication Date：2024-10-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 406-410 )