Table 1.
Association of demographic and work-related variables with PTSD subscales, anxiety and depressive symptoms among seafarers
| Psychiatric symptoms | categories | Age (year) 1 | AWH* | ASIV (days)** | Marital status | Work status | Duties | Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single | Married | Day | Shift | Deck | Engine room | Service | Officer | Non-officer | |||||
| Anxiety | Yes | 35.98 ± 8.13 | 69.61 ± 11.75 | 115.73 ± 63.13 | 11 (8) | 44 (14.7) | 28 (13) | 25 (12) | 34 (15) | 19 (11.5) | 2 (4.7) | 38 (19) | 17 (7.3) |
| No | 34.28 ± 8.03 | 66.96 ± 9.21 | 124.18 ± 60.07 | 130 (92) | 254 (85.3) | 190 (87) | 186 (88) | 191 (85) | 147 (88.5) | 41 (95.3) | 163 (71) | 216 (92.7) | |
| p-value | 0.14 | 0.055 | 0.35 | 0.04* | 0.75 | 0.25 | < 0.001* | ||||||
| Depressive symptoms | Yes | 35.48 ± 7.54 | 66.46 ± 11.90 | 133.97 ± 62.02 | 13 (9) | 49 (16.5) | 34 (15.6) | 24 (11.4) | 38 (17) | 21 (12.7) | 3 (7) | 43 (21.4) | 18 (7.7) |
| No | 34.33 ± 8.13 | 67.43 ± 9.17 | 114.29 ± 63.33 | 128 (91) | 249 (83.5) | 184 (84.4) | 187 (88.6) | 187 (83) | 145 (87.3) | 40 (93) | 158 (78.6) | 215 (92.3) | |
| p-value | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.04* | 0.04* | 0.2 | 0.25 | < 0.001* | ||||||
| Intrusion | Yes | 35.44 ± 8.09 | 66.39 ± 9.65 | 128.63 ± 50.11 | 29 (20.6) | 81 (27.2) | 55 (25) | 50 (24) | 54 (23) | 43 (25.9) | 13 (26.6) | 70 (35) | 39 (17) |
| No | 34.18 ± 8.03 | 67.60 ± 9.57 | 112.86 ± 66.01 | 112 (79.4) | 217 (72.8) | 163 (75) | 161 (76) | 171 (76) | 123 (74.1) | 36 (73.4) | 131 (65) | 194 (83) | |
| p-value | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.02* | 0.13 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.001 > * | ||||||
| Hyper-vigilance | Yes | 36.12 ± 8.42 | 64.02 ± 9.95 | 124.57 ± 55.43 | 20 (14.2) | 78 (26.2) | 55 (25) | 39 (28.5) | 45 (20) | 40 (24) | 16 (32.7) | 56 (28) | 41 (17.6) |
| No | 34.03 ± 7.89 | 68.24 ± 9.29 | 114.58 ± 64.58 | 121 (85.8) | 220 (73.8) | 163 (75) | 172 (81.5) | 180 (80) | 126 (76) | 33 (67.3) | 145 (72) | 192 (82.4) | |
| p-value | 0.02* | 0.001 > * | 0.16 | 0.005* | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.01* | ||||||
| Avoidance | Yes | 35.56 ± 8.11 | 64.88 ± 9.85 | 123.23 ± 47.73 | 24 (17) | 69 (23) | 47 (21.5) | 41 (19.5) | 44 (19.5) | 43 (25.9) | 6 (12.3) | 55 (27.4) | 36 (15.5) |
| No | 34.21 ± 8.02 | 67.95 ± 9.43 | 115.08 ± 66.13 | 117 (83) | 229 (77) | 171 (78.5) | 170 (80.5) | 181 (80.5) | 123 (74.1) | 43(87.7) | 146 (72.6) | 197 (84.5) | |
| p-value | 0.14 | 0.006* | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.58 | 0.17 | 0.002* | ||||||
Anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed using General Anxiety Disorder-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 respectively
*Average work hours per week
**Average signing on in the current vessel (months)