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Post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health assessment of seafarers working on ocean-going vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Baygi, Fereshteh; Blome, Christine; Smith, Andrew; Khonsari, Nami Mohammadian; Agoushi, Arash; Maghoul, Arman; Esmaeili-Abdar, Mohammad; Gorabi, Armita Mahdavi; Qorbani, Mostafa.

In: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 22, No. 1, 242, 06.02.2022.

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Harvard

Baygi, F, Blome, C, Smith, A, Khonsari, NM, Agoushi, A, Maghoul, A, Esmaeili-Abdar, 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, vol. 22, no. 1, 242. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12673-4

APA

Baygi, F., Blome, C., Smith, A., Khonsari, N. M., Agoushi, A., Maghoul, A., Esmaeili-Abdar, M., Gorabi, A. M., & 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), [242]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12673-4

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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 Feb 6;22(1). 242. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12673-4

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title = "Post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health assessment of seafarers working on ocean-going vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Adult, Anxiety/epidemiology, COVID-19, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression/epidemiology, Humans, Mental Health, Oceans and Seas, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/epidemiology",
author = "Fereshteh Baygi and Christine Blome and Andrew Smith and Khonsari, {Nami Mohammadian} and Arash Agoushi and Arman Maghoul and Mohammad Esmaeili-Abdar and Gorabi, {Armita Mahdavi} and Mostafa Qorbani",
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RIS

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T1 - Post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health assessment of seafarers working on ocean-going vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic

AU - Baygi, Fereshteh

AU - Blome, Christine

AU - Smith, Andrew

AU - Khonsari, Nami Mohammadian

AU - Agoushi, Arash

AU - Maghoul, Arman

AU - Esmaeili-Abdar, Mohammad

AU - Gorabi, Armita Mahdavi

AU - Qorbani, Mostafa

N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).

PY - 2022/2/6

Y1 - 2022/2/6

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Adult

KW - Anxiety/epidemiology

KW - COVID-19

KW - Cross-Sectional Studies

KW - Depression/epidemiology

KW - Humans

KW - Mental Health

KW - Oceans and Seas

KW - Pandemics

KW - SARS-CoV-2

KW - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/epidemiology

U2 - 10.1186/s12889-022-12673-4

DO - 10.1186/s12889-022-12673-4

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 35123421

VL - 22

JO - BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

JF - BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

SN - 1471-2458

IS - 1

M1 - 242

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