TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Injury, illness, and disability risk in American seafarers
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Lefkowitz, Rafael Y.
A1  - Slade, Martin D.
A1  - Redlich, Carrie A.
SP  - 120
EP  - 129
VL  - 61
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Seafarers are an understudied and essential workforce, isolated from medical care. This study describes injuries, illness, and risk factors for resultant disability in one shipping company with a majority of American seafarers. <br><br>METHODS: The study used a telemedicine database of injury and illness incidence in seafarers, and applied descriptive statistical methods and logistic regression modeling. <br><br>RESULTS: Illnesses were more frequently reported than injuries (860 vs 479). The overall injury rate was 113 per 1000 person-years, and the overall illness rate was 211 per 1000 person-years. Seafarer ratings had higher risk for disability compared to officers (OR = 1.60; 95%CI 1.17, 2.18), and incidents on dry cargo ships (OR = 2.70; 95%CI 1.49, 4.91) and articulated tug-barges (ATBs) (OR = 2.21; 95%CI 1.26, 3.86) had higher disability risk compared to container vessels. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Additional research in this vital American workforce may be useful to confirm these findings forming a basis for preventive interventions.<br><br>© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22802
ID  - ref1
ER  -