Abstract：
Quality of shipboard life plays a significant role, as for a seafarer the ship is both his workplace and home for extended periods. Physical, psychological, social and environmental factors have a substantial impact on the seafarers\' quality of life and work. The aim of the study was to analyse the domains determining the factors associated with the seafarers\' quality of life at Kochi Port, India.
This was a cross-sectional study in which 302 Indian seafarers took part in the research and was conducted in January-February, 2020. WHOQOL-BREF scale was used to explore the four domains of quality of life, and the participants had to rate their perceived satisfaction in each of the domains. The trained researcher conducted a face-to-face interview session using a structured questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was used to determine associations and predictors for quality of life, respectively.
The majority (80%) of the seafarers were married and were from a rural area (74%). The mean score (standard deviation) was highest for the psychological domain 70.9 (10.5), followed by environmental domain 69.9 (13.2), social relations domain 68.5 (16.9) and physical domain 61.2 (12.8), respectively. A significant association was found between age and the psychological domain (p < 0.05). At the same time, the area of residence had a significant association with physical and psychological domains whereas marital status with physical, psychological and environmental domains (p < 0.05). Daily working hours had a significant association with psychological domains and work experience with the physical and psychological domains (p < 0.05).
The findings of this study are an indication for the health policy makers to focus on interventions for improving the quality of life among the seafarers and would also help in enhancing healthy work environments for them.
This was a cross-sectional study in which 302 Indian seafarers took part in the research and was conducted in January-February, 2020. WHOQOL-BREF scale was used to explore the four domains of quality of life, and the participants had to rate their perceived satisfaction in each of the domains. The trained researcher conducted a face-to-face interview session using a structured questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was used to determine associations and predictors for quality of life, respectively.
The majority (80%) of the seafarers were married and were from a rural area (74%). The mean score (standard deviation) was highest for the psychological domain 70.9 (10.5), followed by environmental domain 69.9 (13.2), social relations domain 68.5 (16.9) and physical domain 61.2 (12.8), respectively. A significant association was found between age and the psychological domain (p < 0.05). At the same time, the area of residence had a significant association with physical and psychological domains whereas marital status with physical, psychological and environmental domains (p < 0.05). Daily working hours had a significant association with psychological domains and work experience with the physical and psychological domains (p < 0.05).
The findings of this study are an indication for the health policy makers to focus on interventions for improving the quality of life among the seafarers and would also help in enhancing healthy work environments for them.
摘要：
船舶寿命的质量起着重要的作用，至于海员，这艘船既是他的工作场所，又是他的家。Physical,心理,社会和环境因素对海员的生活和工作质量有很大影响。该研究的目的是分析确定与高知港海员生活质量相关因素的领域，印度。
这是一项横断面研究，其中302名印度海员参与了这项研究，并在1月至2月进行，2020年。WHOQOL-BREF量表用于探索生活质量的四个领域，参与者必须对他们在每个领域的感知满意度进行评分。受过训练的研究人员使用结构化问卷进行了面对面的访谈。双变量和多变量分析用于确定生活质量的关联和预测因素，分别。
大多数海员（80％）已婚，来自农村地区（74％）。心理领域的平均得分(标准差)最高70.9(10.5)，其次是环境域69.9(13.2)，社会关系域68.5(16.9)和物理域61.2(12.8)，分别。发现年龄与心理领域之间存在显着关联（p<0.05）。同时,居住地与生理和心理领域有显著关联，而婚姻状况与生理领域有显著关联，心理和环境领域(p<0.05)。每日工作时间与心理领域和工作经验与生理和心理领域有显著关联(p<0.05)。
这项研究的结果表明卫生政策制定者将重点放在改善海员生活质量的干预措施上，也将有助于为他们改善健康的工作环境。
这是一项横断面研究，其中302名印度海员参与了这项研究，并在1月至2月进行，2020年。WHOQOL-BREF量表用于探索生活质量的四个领域，参与者必须对他们在每个领域的感知满意度进行评分。受过训练的研究人员使用结构化问卷进行了面对面的访谈。双变量和多变量分析用于确定生活质量的关联和预测因素，分别。
大多数海员（80％）已婚，来自农村地区（74％）。心理领域的平均得分(标准差)最高70.9(10.5)，其次是环境域69.9(13.2)，社会关系域68.5(16.9)和物理域61.2(12.8)，分别。发现年龄与心理领域之间存在显着关联（p<0.05）。同时,居住地与生理和心理领域有显著关联，而婚姻状况与生理领域有显著关联，心理和环境领域(p<0.05)。每日工作时间与心理领域和工作经验与生理和心理领域有显著关联(p<0.05)。
这项研究的结果表明卫生政策制定者将重点放在改善海员生活质量的干预措施上，也将有助于为他们改善健康的工作环境。
