Occupational Health Screening of the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing: Intelligence Operators Compared with Non-Combatant Support Personnel
Abstract
The 70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (70 ISRW) engages in intelligence operations to provide accurate and timely intelligence products to military and national-level decision-makers. Understanding 70 ISRW health patterns is critical to developing relevant and appropriate medical and mental health strategies to foster optimal health across the entire community. The objective of this study was to identify and discuss between-group differences among the intelligence operators and support personnel on the following items: (a) the frequency of health behaviors related to sleep obtained before work and physical exercise throughout the week; (b) the frequency and increase of poor health habits related to alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine use and the reasons for these increases; (c) self-reported medical conditions believe to have been caused or worsened by occupational stress; (d) availability or access to medical care and the increases in healthcare utilization and the reasons for these increases; and (e) self-reported increases in medication usage and the reasons for these increases. A total of 1223 intelligence operators and 599 support personnel participated in the study. The participants were asked to electronically complete a survey assessing demographics; sleep and physical exercise health behaviors; alcohol, tobacco, and caffeinated beverage use; medical conditions believed to have been created or made worse by current unit assignment; medical, mental health support, and alternative healthcare utilization; and medication utilization. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were calculated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 15, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1056739
Entities
People
- Lillian Prince
- Sara Cowper
- Tanya Goodman
- Wayne Chappelle
- William R Thompson