Effect of daily social media exposure on anxiety and depression disorders among cargo seafarers: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Zypher Jude G. Regencia, Arianne A Zamora, Guido Van Hal, Marilyn E. Crisostomo, Emmanuel S. Baja |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Depression business.industry Cross-sectional study General Medicine Anxiety medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders Mental health Confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies medicine Humans Human medicine Social isolation medicine.symptom Psychiatry business Social Media Socioeconomic status Anxiety disorder Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | International maritime health |
| ISSN: | 2081-3252 1641-9251 |
| DOI: | 10.5603/imh.2021.0008 |
| Popis: | Background: Several studies have linked social media use to increased risks for anxiety and depression. Cargo seafaring is one occupation prone to constant mental health instability due to workload, social isolation, and harsh working conditions. We examined the effect of daily social media exposure, occupational experience, and socioeconomic factors on anxiety and depression disorders among cargo seafarers. Materials and methods: We assessed the anxiety and depression disorders of 153 cargo seafarers using Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scales. We fitted generalised linear models to estimate associations between depression and anxiety disorders and daily social media exposure, occupational experience, and socioeconomic factors. Results: Approximately 30% and 37% of the seafarers had mild, moderate, or severe anxiety and depression disorders. The prevalence of anxiety was 2.68 times higher (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] 2.68, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.30-5.50) and 2.27 times higher (aPR 2.27; 95% CI 1.12-4.62) among seafarers who spend > 2 to 4 hours and > 4 hours each day, respectively, on social media compared to seafarers who spend only up to 2 hours. In addition, seafarers who were on social media daily for > 2 to 4 hours (aPR 1.49; 95% CI 0.86-2.60) and > 4 hours (aPR 1.34; 95% CI 0.75-2.40) had a higher prevalence of depression compared to seafarers who were on social media daily for only up to 2 hours. Non-Catholics or seafarers with >= 10 years of occupational experience had a higher prevalence for anxiety and depression disorders than Catholics or seafarers with > 10 years of occupational experience. Conclusions: Daily social media exposure for > 2 hours, working for |
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