Effects of prolonged distant voyage on the motor system of naval afloat personnel onboard a certain surface ship
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-6906.2018.01.002
- VernacularTitle:长远航对某水面舰艇舰员运动系统影响的调查
- Author:
Depeng MENG
1
;
Lisheng HOU
;
Xingfeng ZHENG
;
Ning YANG
;
Chunling HOU
Author Information
1. 海军军医大学附属长征医院骨科,上海,200003
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prolonged distant voyage;
Motor system;
Incidence;
Humid
- From:
Chinese journal of nautical medicine and hyperbaric medicine
2018;25(1):5-8
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the incidence of motor system disorders or symptoms that occurred among naval afloat personnel onboard a certain naval surface ship after a prolonged distant voyage.Methods In the year of 2015,a randomized questionnaire survey was carried out among the naval afloat personnel,who experienced a prolonged ocean-going voyage greater than 5 months with a total distance as far as 32 500 nautical miles,covering 4 continents and crossing 2 great oceans.All the subjects finished the questionnaire survey independently and all the questionnaire survey forms were recovered on site and statistical analyses were made by Excel and SPSS 13.0 software.Results Totally,109 copies of questionnaire were issued and 95 copies were recovered,and 90 copies were confirmed valid,with a total valid rate of 94.7％.The average age of the subjects (11 females and 79 males) was (25.12 ± 4.63) years.There were 22 naval afloat personnel with past motor system chronic diseases,accounting for 24.4％.Before prolong distant voyage,52 people complained of motor system disorders (52/90),accounting for 58％,but after prolonged distant voyage,58 people complained of motor system disorders (58/90),accounting for 65.2％.Before prolonged distant voyage,in the ship crew who lived in the relatively dry cabins,22 people complained of motor system disorders (22/33),accounting for 66.7％,but after prolonged distant voyage,21 people complained of motor system disorders (21/33),accounting for 63.6％.However,Before prolonged distant voyage,in the ship crew who lived in the relatively humid cabins,25 people complained of motor system disorders (25/46),accounting for 54.3％,but after prolonged distant voyage,34 people complained of motor system disorders (34/46),accounting for 73.9％.Conclusions Various environmental factors during prolonged distant voyage,particularly humidity in living cabins,exerted negative effects on musculoskeletal system.More strict prophylactic countermeasures should be applied.Due to high incidence of musculoskeletal system disorders,poor knowledge of the naval ship crew about the prevention and treatment of the disorders and their urgent desire to obtain required necessary consultation on the disorders,corresponding medical service should be provided in accordance with the above-mentioned features.
