Injury, Illness, and Mental Health Risks in United States Domestic Mariners

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• Personal Author:
  Lefkowitz RY ; Null DB ; Redlich CA ; Slade MD
• Description:
  Objective: Describe health conditions and injury and illness rates in a population of United States mariners, an understudied workforce vital to economic security. Methods: In this survey study, mariner health data was collected and analyzed to provide injury and illness rates (including mental health conditions) and associated risk factors. Results: In this mariner population of highly tenured vessel masters and pilots, hypertension, obesity, sleep disorders, smoking, alcohol consumption, and symptoms of depression and anxiety were common. BMI >/= 35 was associated with increased likelihood of work injury (OR 5.7, 95%CI 1.01, 32.59). Conclusions: The mariners were in poor overall health, raising public health and safety concerns in this population of essential transportation workers. Follow-up studies including a wider distribution of domestic mariners (deck hands, engineers) would further characterize occupational risks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Alcoholic Beverages Behavior Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Mental Disorders Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Smokers Tobacco Products Transportation

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• Keywords:
  Alcoholic Beverages Author Keywords: Mariner BMI Body Mass Index Cigarette Smoking Diseases Hypertension Injuries Marine Workers Mental Disorders Mental Health Obesity Occupational Injury Prevention Preventive Measures Public Health Risk Factors Seaman Sleep Disorders Smoking Special Populations Transportation Workers Worker Health Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Illinois ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060590
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Oct; 62(10):839-841
• Contact Point Address:
  Rafael Y. Lefkowitz, MD MPH. Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 367 Cedar Street, ESHA 2nd Floor, #210A. New Haven, CT 06510
• Email:
  rafael.lefkowitz@yale.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:84fe53dc8a06bbe4ba54884ce75bf2619ade01ba4c02eec76328fc004529f30ee1e59d5a3451654532afcf99ed88a3fa491f2b38f166db39cbe1b6af2192b482
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224451/cdc_224451_DS1.pdf
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