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.

• Preface [ PDF: 20KB]
• Acknowledgements [ PDF: 32KB]
• Definition of terms [ PDF: 19KB]
• Summary of results [ PDF: 63KB]
• Recommendations [ PDF: 88KB]
• Future research [ PDF: 37KB]

1. Project overview [ PDF: 64KB]
   • 1.1 Background of the project
2. Response details [ PDF: 53KB]
3. Industry profile - occupational and demographic [ 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

4. Health Status [ 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
5. Health-related behaviour and stress at sea [ 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
6. Nutrition and associated attitudes at sea [ 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
7. Comparison of health-related behaviour at sea and ashore [ 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
8. Drug use and awareness [ PDF: 24KB]
   • 8.1 Drug free functioning

Part B - Occupational stress [ PDF: 61KB]

9. Industry-specific sources of stress [ 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
10. General sources of pressure at work [ 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
11. Section 11 Sources of job satisfaction [ 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
12. Mental and physical ill health [ 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
13. Overall summary of Parts A & B [ PDF: 25KB]

List of References [ PDF: 82KB]

• Appendix 1 Methods [ PDF: 64KB]
• Appendix 2 Cronbach’s alpha values for parts A & [ PDF: 20KB]
• Appendix 3 Industry specific sources of stress - group comparisons [ PDF: 29KB]
• Appendix 4 General sources of pressure at work - group comparisons [ PDF: 37KB]
• Appendix 5 Job satisfaction - group comparisons [ PDF: 79KB]
• Appendix 6 Mental and physical ill-health - group comparisons [ PDF: 24KB]
• Appendix 7 Miscellaneous comments [ PDF: 100KB]
• Appendix 8 Questionnaire [ PDF: 986KB]

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