Prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns entre trabalhadores marítimos do Rio de Janeiro

Objective: To describe the prevalence of common mental disorders among seafarers. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 316 employees in a water transport company. Research was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research under number CAAE 0271.0.258.258-11, data collection was conducted in 2012. The...

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Published in:Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental cuidado é fundamental, 2017-07, Vol.9 (3), p.676
Main Authors: da Silva, Jorge Luiz Lima, Moreno, Rebecca Ferreira, Soares, Rafael da Silva, Almeida, Jones Alberto, Daher, Donizete Vago, Teixeira, Enéas Rangel
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Developing countries
LDCs
Mental disorders
Occupational health
Primary care
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Sociodemographics
Workers
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Summary:Objective: To describe the prevalence of common mental disorders among seafarers. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 316 employees in a water transport company. Research was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research under number CAAE 0271.0.258.258-11, data collection was conducted in 2012. The variable common mental disorder was investigated according to the Self Reporting Questionnaire. Results: It was found 14.24% of prevalence. It was noted that the depressed and anxious mood symptoms group was the most significant. Female gender, family income below average, high weekly working hours, self-reported stress, thinking of abandoning job, category machinery sailor, sedentary lifestyle and not smoking were associated with common mental disorder. Conclusion: The creation of occupational consistent projects is necessary, with multidisciplinary teams, in order to promote health and quality of life in the workplace and mental disorders reduction.
ISSN:2175-5361
DOI:10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i3.676-681