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BACKGROUND: 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. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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). CONCLUSIONS: 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.
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Calidad de Vida , Navíos , Estudios Transversales , Gobierno , Humanos , Calidad de Vida/psicología , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Understanding the stress related to work among community health workers (CHWs) might be beneficial to plan intercessions to draw in and spur health-care professionals to toil in remote and disadvantaged region as well as to guarantee the quality of care. OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence, level, and sources of occupational stress among CHWs and coping strategies adopted by the CHWs. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2019 among 347 CHWs in 16 Primary Health Centres of Mangalore taluk, Karnataka. Occupational Stress Index and the Brief COPE scale were used to assess the stress level and coping strategy, respectively. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used. The P = 0.05 was considered as significant. RESULTS: The prevalence of occupational stress was found to be 40.5%. Stressors such as under participation, powerlessness, low status, and unprofitability were significantly associated with occupational stress. CHWs used various coping strategies such as self-distraction, active coping, denial, substance use, behavioral disengagement, venting, positive reframing, humor, and self-blame to manage their stress. CONCLUSION: Stress intercession programs could be conducted on a regular interval to make CHWs "stress-free". Higher stress level might impede the performance of the workers, and hence addressing this is necessary. Similarly, positive coping strategies, such as active coping, should be promoted to manage stress.