Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Airline Passengers

航空乘客的饮酒模式

• 批准号: 7029615
• 负责人: Deborah C. GIRASEK
• 金额: $ 10.89万
• 依托单位: HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-15 至 2008-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7029615
• 关键词: age difference; aggression; alcoholic beverage consumption; aviation; behavioral /social science research tag; breath tests; clinical research; driving while intoxicated; gender difference; high risk behavior /lifestyle; human subject; injury prevention; psychomotor reaction time; questionnaires; substance abuse related behavior; time resolved data; transportation /recreation safety; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There has been virtually no scientific scrutiny of alcohol use among airline passengers, despite the fact that intoxicated fliers pose potential risks to others. Issues of concern include Air Rage, driving under the influence of alcohol after deplaning, passengers sitting in exit rows who are too impaired to respond in an emergency, and turbulence-related injuries. This exploratory study will identify patterns of alcohol use among airline passengers, with the Iongterm goal of preventing related health problems. The specific aims of our study are: Specific Aim 1: To identify individual characteristics (e.g. gender, age, reason for travel) that are associated with the amount of alcohol that airline passengers consume in-flight. Specific Aim 2: To identify situational characteristics (e.g. duration of flight, day of week, class of service) that are associated with the amount of alcohol that airline passengers consume in flight. Specific Aim 3: To quantify the proportion of airline passengers for whom high levels of alcohol consumption may pose a risk to others. (i.e., those with a history of alcohol-related aggression, those sitting in an emergency exit row, and those who plan to drive after deplaning). These variables will be assessed via a self-administered questionnaire that will be distributed to airline passengers who are waiting to board commercial flights. Upon deplaning, a sub-sample of respondents will be asked to provide breath samples for alcohol testing. A follow-up study will be conducted in which actual patterns of in-flight alcohol consumption are observed and documented. Regression analyses will be performed to determine which individual and situational characteristics are associated with the amount of alcohol that airline passengers consume. This work will expand our understanding of a potentially risky behavior, and provide some scientific basis for making policy related to aviation safety.

描述（由申请人提供）：尽管醉酒的乘客对其他人构成潜在风险，但实际上并没有对航空乘客的饮酒情况进行科学审查。值得关注的问题包括空怒、下飞机后酒后驾驶、坐在出口排的乘客因身体虚弱而无法在紧急情况下做出反应，以及与湍流相关的伤害。这项探索性研究将确定航空乘客的饮酒模式，长期目标是预防相关的健康问题。我们研究的具体目标是： 具体目标 1：确定与航空公司乘客在飞行中消耗的酒精量相关的个人特征（例如性别、年龄、旅行原因）。 具体目标 2：确定与航空公司乘客在飞行中消耗的酒精量相关的情境特征（例如，飞行时间、星期几、服务等级）。 具体目标 3：量化大量饮酒可能对其他人构成风险的航空乘客比例。 （即有酒精相关攻击史的人、坐在紧急出口排的人以及计划下飞机后开车的人）。 这些变量将通过自我管理的调查问卷进行评估，该调查问卷将分发给等待登机的航空公司乘客。下飞机后，将要求受访者的子样本提供呼吸样本以进行酒精测试。将进行一项后续研究，观察并记录飞行中饮酒的实际模式。将进行回归分析，以确定哪些个人和情境特征与航空公司乘客的饮酒量相关。这项工作将扩大我们对潜在危险行为的理解，并为制定与航空安全相关的政策提供一些科学依据。