Seasickness among Icelandic seamen
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/3587 2023-11-12T04:19:31+01:00 Seasickness among Icelandic seamen Arnardóttir, Nanna Ýr Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Sía Petersen, Hannes Faculty of Medicine School of Health Sciences University of Akureyri 2022-08-26 820365 e0273477 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3587 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273477 en eng PLoS ONE; 17(8) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137127205&partnerID=8YFLogxK Arnardóttir , N Ý , Jónsdóttir , S S & Petersen , H 2022 , ' Seasickness among Icelandic seamen ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 17 , no. 8 , e0273477 , pp. e0273477 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273477 1932-6203 64034947 e2a1a096-6a0d-497d-877b-a66089564eb1 85137127205 36018861 unpaywall: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273477 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3587 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0273477 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sjóveiki Sjómenn Ísland Seasickness Iceland Seamen Travel-Related Illness Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Female Male Motion Sickness Multidisciplinary /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2022 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/358710.1371/journal.pone.0273477 2023-11-01T23:55:22Z Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Arnardottir et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Introduction The working environment abroad a ship is unique, with constant stimuli such as rolling of the vessel, noise, and vibration. Fishing industry is important for Icelandic economy, still the effect of seasickness-related symptoms on seamen´s health is not fully understood. Thus, the objective of this study is to explore the impact of seasickness-related symptoms, i.e., seasickness, seasickness symptoms and mal de débarquement on seaman´s health, and how their working environment may affect those factors. Methods Cross-sectional data was collected from 262 seamen answering questionnaire. Majority of the seamen participated while attending a compulsory course held by the Maritime Safety and Survival Training Centre. The majority of participants were men. A chi-square test was used to detect the difference between variables. Results The majority of seamen had experienced seasickness (87.8%) or mal de débarquement (85.8%). Having a history of tension headache (38.1%) and tinnitus (37.9%) was quite common. A total of 30.6% of the participants had been admitted to hospital once or more due to mishaps or accidents on land. Discussion Seasickness and seasickness symptoms together with mal de débarquement are common in Icelandic seamen. Working conditions at sea are demanding and seam to affect the seamen´s health both at sea and ashore, making further research needed. Introduction The working environment abroad a ship is unique, with constant stimuli such as rolling of the vessel, noise, and vibration. Fishing industry is important for Icelandic economy, still the effect of seasickness-related symptoms on seamen´s health is not fully understood. Thus, the objective of this study is to explore the impact of seasickness-related ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Débarquement ENVELOPE(140.071,140.071,-66.605,-66.605) PLOS ONE 17 8 e0273477 |
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Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Arnardottir et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Introduction The working environment abroad a ship is unique, with constant stimuli such as rolling of the vessel, noise, and vibration. Fishing industry is important for Icelandic economy, still the effect of seasickness-related symptoms on seamen´s health is not fully understood. Thus, the objective of this study is to explore the impact of seasickness-related symptoms, i.e., seasickness, seasickness symptoms and mal de débarquement on seaman´s health, and how their working environment may affect those factors. Methods Cross-sectional data was collected from 262 seamen answering questionnaire. Majority of the seamen participated while attending a compulsory course held by the Maritime Safety and Survival Training Centre. The majority of participants were men. A chi-square test was used to detect the difference between variables. Results The majority of seamen had experienced seasickness (87.8%) or mal de débarquement (85.8%). Having a history of tension headache (38.1%) and tinnitus (37.9%) was quite common. A total of 30.6% of the participants had been admitted to hospital once or more due to mishaps or accidents on land. Discussion Seasickness and seasickness symptoms together with mal de débarquement are common in Icelandic seamen. Working conditions at sea are demanding and seam to affect the seamen´s health both at sea and ashore, making further research needed. Introduction The working environment abroad a ship is unique, with constant stimuli such as rolling of the vessel, noise, and vibration. Fishing industry is important for Icelandic economy, still the effect of seasickness-related symptoms on seamen´s health is not fully understood. Thus, the objective of this study is to explore the impact of seasickness-related ... |
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