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A survey of the health, stress and fatigue of Australian Seafarers

ISBN: 0-642-32007-1
A.W.Parker PhD (1), L.M.Hubinger PhD (1), S. Green PhD (1), L. Sargent BA MOP (2) and R. Boyd BHMS M Com Env H (1)
1. School of Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
2. School of Management, Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

  1. Project overview [PDF Icon PDF: 64KB]
    • 1.1 Background of the project
  2. Response details [PDF Icon PDF: 53KB]
  3. Industry profile - occupational and demographic [PDF Icon PDF: 70KB]
    • 3.1 Predominant sea area worked
    • 3.2 Years in the industry
    • 3.3 Years in present position
    • 3.4 Age
    • 3.5 Gender
    • 3.6 Current marital status
    • 3.7 Gross household income
    • 3.8 Highest education level
    • 3.9 Country of birth
    • 3.10 Summary

Results and discussion

Part A - Health and Lifestyle

  1. Health Status [PDF Icon PDF: 67KB]
    • 4.1 No diagnosed illness
    • 4.2 Heart disease
    • 4.3 Blood pressure abnormalities
    • 4.4 Lung disease
    • 4.5 Auditory disease
    • 4.6 Psychiatric problems
    • 4.7 Hospitalisation
    • 4.8 Medication
    • 4.9 Family history of cardiovascular disease (cvd)
    • 4.10 Cholesterol > 5.5 mmol/l
    • 4.11 Permanent restriction on activity
    • 4.12 Summary
  2. Health-related behaviour and stress at sea [PDF Icon PDF: 79KB]
    • 5.1 Smoking
    • 5.2 Drinking alcohol
    • 5.3 Aerobic exercise
    • 5.4 Sleep
    • 5.5 Stress
    • 5.6 Relaxation
    • 5.7 Summary
  3. Nutrition and associated attitudes at sea [PDF Icon PDF: 28KB]
    • 6.1 Sugar, fat and fibre
    • 6.2 Nutritional attitudes
    • 6.3 Nutritional relevance
    • 6.4 Pronutrition
    • 6.5 Nutrition excuses
    • 6.6 Food exploration
    • 6.7 Summary
  4. Comparison of health-related behaviour at sea and ashore [PDF Icon PDF: 65KB]
    • 7.1 Smoking
    • 7.2 Drinking alcohol
    • 7.3 Aerobic exercise
    • 7.4 Sleep, stress and relaxation
    • 7.5 Nutrition habits
    • 7.6 Summary
  5. Drug use and awareness [PDF Icon PDF: 24KB]
    • 8.1 Drug free functioning

Part B - Occupational stress [PDF Icon PDF: 61KB]

  1. Industry-specific sources of stress [PDF Icon PDF: 71KB]
    • 9.1 Environmental hardships at sea
    • 9.2 Weather
    • 9.3 Missing home
    • 9.4 Broken rest
    • 9.5 Long hours
    • 9.6 Industry change
    • 9.7 Summary
  2. General sources of pressure at work [PDF Icon PDF: 79KB]
    • 10.1 Seafarers vs normative groups
    • 10.2 Occupational group comparisons
    • 10.3 Relative importance of sources of pressure at work
    • 10.4 Other factors influencing sources of pressure at work
    • 10.4.1 All seafarers
    • 10.4.2 Occupational groups
    • 10.5 Summary
  3. Section 11 Sources of job satisfaction [PDF Icon PDF: 76KB]
    • 11.1 Seafarers vs normative groups
    • 11.2 Occupational group comparisons
    • 11.3 Relative importance of sources of job satisfaction
    • 11.4 Other factors influencing sources of job satisfaction
    • 11.4.1 All seafarers
    • 11.4.2 Occupational groups
    • 11.5 Summary
  4. Mental and physical ill health [PDF Icon PDF: 64KB]
    • 12.1 Seafarers vs normative groups
    • 12.2 Occupational group comparisons
    • 12.3 Other factors influencing mental and physical ill health
    • 12.3.1 All seafarers
    • 12.3.2 Occupational groups
    • 12.4 Summary
  5. Overall summary of Parts A & B [PDF Icon PDF: 25KB]

List of References [PDF Icon PDF: 82KB]

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last updated: November 1998