dc.contributor.author | Sandsund, Mariann | |
dc.contributor.author | Øren, Anita | |
dc.contributor.author | Thorvaldsen, Trine | |
dc.contributor.author | Holmen, Ingunn Marie | |
dc.contributor.author | Sønvisen, Signe Annie | |
dc.contributor.author | Heidelberg, Cecilie Thon | |
dc.contributor.author | Aasmoe, lisbeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-05T09:04:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-05T09:04:01Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-08-13T12:37:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | International Maritime Health. 2019, 70 (2), 100-106. | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.issn | 1641-9251 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2631872 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Fishers exposed to unfavourable environmental conditions may suffer negative health ef- fects. This study aimed to identify musculoskeletal symptoms in professional fishers in Norway using data from several sources; register data, telephone survey and questionnaire. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Professional fishers (n = 25,971) registered in the period 2008-2013 were selected by Statistics Norway (SSB). An age- and gender-matched control population (n = 77,913) was also selected. Outpatient consultation and hospitalisation data were received from the Norwegian Patient Registry (NPR). To obtain information about self-reported symptoms, 832 registered fishers on board Norwegian fishing vessels were interviewed by telephone, and a questionnaire was distributed to the crews of 5 trawlers (n = 153). RESULTS: Data from NPR showed that fishers, compared to the control population, suffered significantly more acute incidents related to musculoskeletal disorders (5.4% vs. 4.8%, respectively), injuries to arms (11.3% vs. 9.8%), feet (8.4% vs. 8%), and back (0.9% vs. 0.7%). In the telephone survey, 61% and 43% reported that they performed monotonous work operations and heavy lifting often or very often, respec- tively. Thirty-three per cent had experienced pain in neck/shoulders/arms often or very often during the previous 12 months, and 93% believed this was fully or partly due to their work situation. The questionnaire among trawler crew members showed that 57% and 60% had experienced stiffness and/or pain in neck/ /shoulders and lower back/small of the back respectively during the previous 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: Data from the register study, telephone survey and questionnaire all confirmed that musculo- skeletal problems are common among fishers and related to their work situation. However, 77% of the fishers in all vessel groups and on board the 5 trawlers reported their own health as being very good or good. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | Via Medica Journals | nb_NO |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Musculoskeletal symptoms among workers in the commercial fishing fleet of Norway | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | nb_NO |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | nb_NO |
dc.rights.holder | Creative Common Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) | nb_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 100-106 | nb_NO |
dc.source.volume | 70 | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | International Maritime Health | nb_NO |
dc.source.issue | 2 | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5603/IMH.2019.0016 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1715566 | |
cristin.unitcode | 7401,90,25,0 | |
cristin.unitcode | 7401,90,13,0 | |
cristin.unitcode | 7566,2,0,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Helse | |
cristin.unitname | Software Engineering, Safety and Security | |
cristin.unitname | Sjømatteknologi | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |