Journal of Health Education Research & Development

Grete Must

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• Research Article
  Health Conditions Related to Air Travel and Destination Country
  Author(s): Ülle Parm, Grete Must, Kätlin Kindsiko and Anna-Liisa TammÜlle Parm, Grete Must, Kätlin Kindsiko and Anna-Liisa Tamm
  
  Objective: Because of the increasing use of air travel and the increased mobility of people, different health conditions may arise during the trip in the flight cabin or in the destination country. We aimed to determine the health conditions/problems associated with air travel and stays in a foreign country. Methods: The research included an electronic questionnaire completed by 1014 Estonian residents who travelled by plane during the last five years on holiday and/or on a cultural trip. Results: Health disorders occurred mostly during long trips of 1-4 hours, and the main health problems during plane travel were earaches, headaches, and flatulence. Fear of flying occurred in nearly in a third of the subjects on both short- and long-distance flights. It manifested in episodes of tachycardia and pre-travel insomnia. To c.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2380-5439.1000258

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