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Determinants of seafarers' fatigue: a systematic review and quality assessment.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Seafarer fatigue: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of concepts, risk factors, prediction methods, and risk management strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Mental health and psychological wellbeing of maritime personnel: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Barriers to Professional Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Chinese Adults: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Fatigue at sea during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study of two matched samples of seafarers.Marine policy · 2023Article
- Social and economic wellbeing of seafarers across coastal Nigeria amidst Corona virus disease.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic: The experiences of Chinese seafarers.Marine policy · 2023Article
- A Survey Exploring How Watch Officers Manage Effects of Sleep Restrictions during Maritime Navigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Sleep Deprivation Influences Trial-to-Trial Transfer but Not Task Performance.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Empirical Study on the Relationship Between Vacation Schedule and Seafarers' Fatigue in Chinese Seafarer Population.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Long working hours, poor sleep quality, and work-family conflict: determinant factors of fatigue among Indonesian tugboat crewmembers.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Fatigue in ferry shipping employees: the role of work-family conflict and supervisor support.BMC public health · 2019Article
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- Sleepiness of day workers and watchkeepers on board at high seas: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Stress and Strain among Seafarers Related to the Occupational Groups.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Cross-sectional study about the activities for various occupational groups on board during different voyage stages.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2019Article
- Sleep, Health and Wellness at Work: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Exploration of Seafarers' Mobile Proficiency as a Prerequisite for Possible Health App-based Health Promotion on Board.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
- Wellbeing and Happiness and Their Association With Working Conditions at Sea: A Cross-sectional Study Among the Global Workforce of Seafarers.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
purposeFatigue jeopardizes seafarer's health and safety. Thus, knowledge on determinants of fatigue is of great importance to facilitate its prevention. However, a systematic analysis and quality assessment of all empirical evidence specifically for fatigue are still lacking. The aim of the present article was therefore to systematically detect, analyze and assess the quality of this evidence.
methodsSystematic searches in ten databases were performed. Searches considered articles published in scholarly journals from 1980 to April 15, 2016. Nineteen out of 98 eligible studies were included in the review. The main reason for exclusion was fatigue not being the outcome variable.
resultsMost evidence was available for work time-related factors suggesting that working nights was most fatiguing, that fatigue levels were higher toward the end of watch or shift, and that the 6-h on-6-h off watch system was the most fatiguing. Specific work demands and particularly the psychosocial work environment have received little attention, but preliminary evidence suggests that stress may be an important factor. A majority of 12 studies were evaluated as potentially having a high risk of bias.
conclusionsRealistic countermeasures ought to be established, e.g., in terms of shared or split night shifts. As internal as well as external validity of many study findings was limited, the range of factors investigated was insufficient and few studies investigated more complex interactions between different factors, knowledge derived from studies of high methodological quality investigating different factors, including psychosocial work environments, are needed to support future preventive programs.
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