@article{ref1,
title="Injury, illness, and mental health risks in United States domestic mariners",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2020",
author="Lefkowitz, Rafael Y. and Null, Dawn B. and Slade, Martin D. and Redlich, Carrie A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000001968",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001968"
}