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Work, Gender, and Sexual Harassment on the Frontlines of Commercial Travel: A Cross-Sectional Study of Flight Crew Well-BeingSeptember 8, 2020 - 1:39 pm
Changes in Heart Rate and Rhythm During a Crossover Study of Simulated Commercial Flight in Older and Vulnerable ParticipantsOctober 31, 2019 - 2:07 pm
Legacy health effects among never smokers exposed to occupational secondhand smokeApril 18, 2019 - 2:25 pm
Work, Gender, and Sexual Harassment on the Frontlines of Commercial Travel: A Cross-Sectional Study of Flight Crew Well-Being
/in Airplanes and Health, Current Research, Current Studies, frontblog, Working Conditions /by anthonywbrownIn the latest paper, researchers Dorota Weziak-Białowolska, Piotr Białowolski, Irina Mordukhovich, and Eileen McNeely examined the scale and scope of experience of sexual harassment at work among male and female flight attendants. View and download the full publication
Changes in Heart Rate and Rhythm During a Crossover Study of Simulated Commercial Flight in Older and Vulnerable Participants
/in Airplanes and Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Current Research, Current Studies, frontblog /by anthonywbrownA paper titled, Changes in Heart Rate and Rhythm During a Crossover Study of Simulated Commercial Flight in Older and Vulnerable Participants, has just been published Frontiers of Physiology. The authors found that among passengers that are typical of elderly flyers (an increasingly common demographic of both flyers and flight crew – flight attendants and pilots) […]
Legacy health effects among never smokers exposed to occupational secondhand smoke
/in Airplanes and Health, Current Research, Current Studies, frontblog, Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure /by anthonywbrownSecondhand tobacco smoke (SHTS) is a tremendous public health hazard, leading to morbidity and premature mortality worldwide, with racial and ethnic minorities and those of lower socioeconomic status disproportionately affected. Flight attendants were historically exposed to high levels of SHTS in the aircraft cabin. The health effects of active smoking are known to persist for […]
Measuring and identifying large-study metrics for circadian rhythm disruption in female flight attendants
/in Circadian Rhythm Disruption, Current Research, Fatigue /by anthonywbrown5/29/2003 Grajewski, Nguyen, Whelan, Cole, Hein Objectives: Flight attendants can experience circadian rhythm disruption due to travel through multiple time zones. The objectives of this study were to determine whether flight attendants are more likely than teachers (comparison group) to experience circadian disruption, as measured by melatonin production, and to identify metrics of circadian disruption […]