| Title: |
Health and wellbeing of offshore employees in Denmark |
| Authors: |
Rubio-Rask, Sandra; Jensen, Olaf Chresten; Andrioti Bygvraa, Despena |
| Source: |
Rubio-Rask, S, Jensen, O C & Andrioti Bygvraa, D 2019, 'Health and wellbeing of offshore employees in Denmark', 15th International Symposium on Maritime Health, Hamburg, Germany, 12/06/2019 - 15/06/2019. |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
University of Southern Denmark: Research Output / Syddansk Universitet |
| Subject Terms: |
off-shore; Health Promotion |
| Description: |
Background: The offshore industry is of great importance to Denmark but very little is known about the health and wellbeing of the employees in the industry. It would be relevant to seek insight into offshore professionals working life, challenges and perception of health. Objective: The aim was to investigate the Danish offshore employees´ perceptions of occupational strain and health. Furthermore, to investigate their coping strategies when dealing with the demands of the offshore work. Methods: A qualitative approach was chosen with 11 informants (9 semi structured telephone interviews and 5 face to face semi structured interviews). They were conducted with Danish offshore employees from both oil and gas and wind. To give light to the interview topics a literature review was done in PubMed, Google Scholar and Google databases in the period September 2018- January 2019. Results: All employees generally reported good mental and physical health. However, some also reported stress at work, loneliness, difficulty detaching from work when transitioning from offshore to home, fatigue and sleeping problems all to a varying extent. Furthermore, physical health impairment in relation to offshore work, e.g. loss of hearing, stress, sick-leave and musculoskeletal compliments were mentioned by some participants. Safety, compliance with the rules and lifestyle choices seem to be of concern especially in relation to alcohol consumption. The employees stated different strategies for coping with the job demands however, they highlighted that they were satisfied with their job. Conclusion: The results offer new insights into the coping strategies of Danish offshore employees however, the study does not allow for firm conclusion whereby further research is needed. |
| Document Type: |
conference object |
| Language: |
English |
| Availability: |
https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/207274a0-62b4-4dee-aa2f-de3c99618bf6 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.D4970449 |
| Database: |
BASE |