Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Assessment of Seafarers Working on Ocean-Going Vessels During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Assessment of Seafarers Working on Ocean-Going Vessels During the Covid-19 Pandemic Publisher Pubmed

Baygi F¹ ; Blome C² ; Smith A³ ; Khonsari NM⁴ ; Agoushi A⁴ ; Maghoul A⁴ ; Esmaeiliabdar M⁵ ; Gorabi AM⁶ ; Qorbani M^{4, 6}

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1. Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
2. Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
3. Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
4. Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
5. Student Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
6. Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: BMC Public Health Published:2022

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Background: There are increasing concerns about mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic among seafarers. This study aims to assess the effects of the current global health pandemic on life satisfaction and adverse psychological outcomes among seafarers. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 470 multinational seafarers working on board ships of two international shipping companies were assessed. Mental health outcomes were assessed by the general anxiety disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD-8) questionnaire, and patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) depressive severity score. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the association of demographic and work-related variables with mental health outcomes. Results: Overall, 439 out of 470 invited seafarers with a mean age of 34.5 (SD: 8.05) years participated in this study (participation rate: 93.4%). The prevalence of anxiety, depressive, and post-traumatic stress symptoms was 12.4, 14.1, and 37.3%, respectively. In the multivariate model, the current vessel’s signing duration was directly associated with the odds of depressive and intrusion symptoms. Moreover, the duration of work per week was inversely associated with hyper-vigilance and avoidance. Also, non-officers, compared to officers, experienced significantly lower anxiety and depressive symptoms, hyper-vigilance, and avoidance. Conclusion: The present study revealed a high prevalence of mental health problems among seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We recommend that more evidence is generated regarding psychosocial health issues for this vulnerable occupation. © 2022, The Author(s).

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MLA	Baygi F, et al.. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Assessment of Seafarers Working on Ocean-Going Vessels During the Covid-19 Pandemic." BMC Public Health, vol. 22, no. 1, 2022, pp. -.
APA	Baygi F, Blome C, Smith A, Khonsari NM, Agoushi A, Maghoul A, Esmaeiliabdar M, Gorabi AM, Qorbani M (2022). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Assessment of Seafarers Working on Ocean-Going Vessels During the Covid-19 Pandemic. BMC Public Health, 22(1), -.
Chicago	Baygi F, Blome C, Smith A, Khonsari NM, Agoushi A, Maghoul A, Esmaeiliabdar M, Gorabi AM, Qorbani M. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Assessment of Seafarers Working on Ocean-Going Vessels During the Covid-19 Pandemic." BMC Public Health 22, no. 1 (2022): -.
Harvard	Baygi F et al. (2022) 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Assessment of Seafarers Working on Ocean-Going Vessels During the Covid-19 Pandemic', BMC Public Health, 22(1), pp. -.
Vancouver	Baygi F, Blome C, Smith A, Khonsari NM, Agoushi A, Maghoul A, et al.. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Assessment of Seafarers Working on Ocean-Going Vessels During the Covid-19 Pandemic. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Baygi F and Blome C and Smith A and Khonsari NM and Agoushi A and Maghoul A and Esmaeiliabdar M and Gorabi AM and Qorbani M}, title = {Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Assessment of Seafarers Working on Ocean-Going Vessels During the Covid-19 Pandemic}, journal = {BMC Public Health}, volume = {22}, number = {1}, pages = {-}, year = {2022} }
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