Document ID (ISN) | 109584 |
CIS number |
09-603 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
Year |
2008 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Wadsworth E.J.K., Allen P.H., McNamara R.L., Smith A.P. |
Title |
Fatigue and health in a seafaring population |
Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2008, Vol.58, No.3, p.198-204. 28 ref. |
Internet access |
http://occmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/58/3/198 [in English]
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Abstract |
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the prevalence of fatigue among United Kingdom seafarers, identify fatigue risk factors and assess possible links with poor performance and ill-health. Data were collected by means of questionnaires among seafarers working in the offshore oil support, short-sea and deep-sea shipping industries. In all, 1855 questionnaires were completed giving an overall response rate of 20%. Fatigue symptoms were associated with a range of occupational and environmental factors, many unique to seafaring. Reporting a greater number of risk factors was associated with greater fatigue. There was also a strong link between fatigue and poorer cognitive and health outcomes, with fatigue the most important of a number of risk factors. |
Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; state of health; risk factors; ships; sea transport; fatigue |
Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; cognitive performance; frequency rates; symptoms; questionnaire survey; work efficiency |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations Physiology, ergonomics Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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Browse category(ies) |
Water transportation Fatigue
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