Pilots’ Healthcare When Experiencing Chest Pain

Pilots’ Healthcare Seeking Anxiety When Experiencing Chest Pain

Citation: Hoffman, W., Chervu, N., Geng, X., & Üren, A. (2019). Pilots’ Healthcare Seeking Anxiety When Experiencing Chest Pain. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 61(9).

The study highlights that pilots experiencing chest pain often have significant anxiety about seeking healthcare, primarily due to concerns about potential impacts on their medical certification and flying status. Occupational and regulatory pressures contribute to delayed or avoided medical evaluation, even when symptoms may be suggestive of cardiac pathology. The authors emphasize the need for targeted occupational health interventions and policy adjustments to address these barriers and promote timely healthcare-seeking behavior among pilots.