Common mental disorders prevalence among maritime workers of Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

Objective: To describe the prevalence of common mental disorders among seafarers. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 316 employees in a water transport company. Research was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research under number CAAE 0271.0.258.258-11, data collection was conducted in 2012. The variable common mental disorder was investigated according to the Self Reporting Questionnaire. Results: It was found 14.24% of prevalence. It was noted that the depressed and anxious mood symptoms group was the most significant. Female gender, family income below average, high weekly working hours, self-reported stress, thinking of abandoning job, category machinery sailor, sedentary lifestyle and not smoking were associated with common mental disorder. Conclusion: The creation of occupational consistent projects is necessary, with multidisciplinary teams, in order to promote health and quality of life in the workplace and mental disorders reduction.