NBAA Seeks Participation with UND Survey on Pilot Healthcare Knowledge

NBAA Seeks Participation with UND Healthcare Survey

NBAA is asking members to participate in a UND healthcare survey, noting that previous research found pilots may be withholding key information.

examination chair in doctor's office — NBAA is asking members to participate in a UND healthcare survey, noting that previous research found pilots may be withholding key information during medical screenings to preserve flight status. (Photo: Creative Commons/Stock photo)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

March 6, 2023

Expressing concern that pilots may be withholding key healthcare information, NBAA has appealed to its pilot members to participate in a University of North Dakota (UND) study researching airmen's knowledge of healthcare services. The research into what NBAA called a “groundbreaking study” further is exploring how that knowledge could affect aviation safety.

A previous UND study discovered pilots may be withholding information during medical screenings to preserve flight status, NBAA noted, saying 56 percent of U.S. pilots reported “some form of healthcare avoidance to protect their ability to operate aircraft.” Based on that result, UND is moving forward with a follow-on study to determine whether a lack of knowledge of healthcare practices is impacting that behavior.

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