Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots
IntroductionThe ability of airline pilots to maintain a good level of sleep goes a long way in ensuring operational effectiveness with regard to safety as well as personal health. The study assesses the risk factors for sleep quality of airline pilots in Serbia with the objective of determining thos...
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| author | Marko Stojanović Dejan Nesic Miloš Maksimović Zorica Terzić-Šupić Jovana Todorović Ivana Topalović Željko Vlaisavljević Jelena Ilić Živojinović |
| author_facet | Marko Stojanović Dejan Nesic Miloš Maksimović Zorica Terzić-Šupić Jovana Todorović Ivana Topalović Željko Vlaisavljević Jelena Ilić Živojinović |
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| description | IntroductionThe ability of airline pilots to maintain a good level of sleep goes a long way in ensuring operational effectiveness with regard to safety as well as personal health. The study assesses the risk factors for sleep quality of airline pilots in Serbia with the objective of determining those factors, both occupational and lifestyle that are paramount in assisting with sleep health.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 66 Serbian commercial pilots, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess their sleep quality. Demographic, occupational, lifestyle, biological and psychological variables were obtained through validated questionnaires. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of poor sleep quality (PSQI ≥5).ResultsOverall sleep quality was poor in 65.2% of the participants. Significant factors associated with poor sleep quality included years of experience (OR = 1.17, p = 0.007) and levels of stress (OR = 2.87, p = 0.004). Particular lifestyle variables, including factors such as coffee intake, had initial relationships with sleep quality but were not significant in the multivariate models. With regard to age, a significant univariate association was also revealed but was dropped in the final model because of collinearity with years of experience.ConclusionSerbian commercial pilots have a relatively high risk of inadequate sleep associated with years of experience and levels of stress. There is a need to implement organization-wide changes such as stress management schemes in order to improve sleep quality among pilots, and foster prioritizing well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-be868ea0f65d46a09fa0d107578160662025-01-29T14:40:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-01-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.15315231531523Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilotsMarko Stojanović0Dejan Nesic1Miloš Maksimović2Zorica Terzić-Šupić3Jovana Todorović4Ivana Topalović5Željko Vlaisavljević6Jelena Ilić Živojinović7Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physiology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaCollege of Sports and Health, Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaIntroductionThe ability of airline pilots to maintain a good level of sleep goes a long way in ensuring operational effectiveness with regard to safety as well as personal health. The study assesses the risk factors for sleep quality of airline pilots in Serbia with the objective of determining those factors, both occupational and lifestyle that are paramount in assisting with sleep health.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 66 Serbian commercial pilots, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess their sleep quality. Demographic, occupational, lifestyle, biological and psychological variables were obtained through validated questionnaires. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of poor sleep quality (PSQI ≥5).ResultsOverall sleep quality was poor in 65.2% of the participants. Significant factors associated with poor sleep quality included years of experience (OR = 1.17, p = 0.007) and levels of stress (OR = 2.87, p = 0.004). Particular lifestyle variables, including factors such as coffee intake, had initial relationships with sleep quality but were not significant in the multivariate models. With regard to age, a significant univariate association was also revealed but was dropped in the final model because of collinearity with years of experience.ConclusionSerbian commercial pilots have a relatively high risk of inadequate sleep associated with years of experience and levels of stress. There is a need to implement organization-wide changes such as stress management schemes in order to improve sleep quality among pilots, and foster prioritizing well-being.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1531523/fullsleep qualityairline pilotsrisk factorsoccupational healthflight safetystress management |
| spellingShingle | Marko Stojanović Dejan Nesic Miloš Maksimović Zorica Terzić-Šupić Jovana Todorović Ivana Topalović Željko Vlaisavljević Jelena Ilić Živojinović Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots Frontiers in Public Health sleep quality airline pilots risk factors occupational health flight safety stress management |
| title | Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots |
| title_full | Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots |
| title_fullStr | Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots |
| title_short | Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots |
| title_sort | occupational risk factors for sleep quality among serbian airline pilots |
| topic | sleep quality airline pilots risk factors occupational health flight safety stress management |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1531523/full |
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