Investigation on the mental health status of the ship crew onboard surface naval vessels during a prolonged deployment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-6906.2011.01.014
- VernacularTitle:水面舰艇长远航期间舰员心理状况研究
- Author:
Chang-yan YANG
1
;
Yun-fei CAO
;
Han-shen YE
;
Dao-cheng ZHAN
;
Xin-dong L(U)
Author Information
1. 解放军91458部队防检所,海南省三亚,572021
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Surface naval vessel;
Prolonged deployment;
Mental health status
- From:
Chinese journal of nautical medicine and hyperbaric medicine
2011;18(1):31-33
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate changes in the nental health status of the ship crew onboard surface naval vessels during a prolonged deployment, so as to provide scientific basis for the development of sound psychological health service measures for the ship crew. Methods Reproducibility and cross - sectional survey were conducted to investigate the emotional status of the ship crew aboard a certain naval surface vessel with symptom check list (SCL-90), 7 days before deployment, and on the 77th, 142nd, and 204th days after deployment during a prolonged ocean - going voyage. The obtained data were compared with the norms of the Chinese servicemen. Results The mental health status of the ship crew was on the whole in good mode before deployment. Total average score and various SCL-90 patterns were obviously lower than the norms of the Chinese servicemen(P＜0. 05 ). On the 77th day after deployment, the psychological state of the ship crew degraded markedly, manifested by the elevation of the SCL-90 total mean score and other scores, such as somatizaion, hostility, crankiness and other factors, when compared with those after deployment( P ＜0. 05 ).Of all the scores, the scores of hostility and crankiness were significantly higher than the norms of the Chinese servicemen( P ＜0. 01 ). Total SCL-90 average score and various factor scores on the 142nd and 204th days after deployment dropped sharply, except that one other factor score of SCL-90 was higher than that before deployment(P ＜0. 01 ). Screening positive rate of SCL-90 indicated that positive rates on the 77th( 15. 1% )and 204th days ( 20% ) were all obviously higher than that of pre - deployment( 2. 4% ) ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). However,no statistical differences could be seen in the scores on 142nd day(7.7% ), when compared with that of predeployment(2. 4% ) ( P ＞ 0. 05 ). Conclusions The psychological status of the ship crew, on the whole,degraded markedly during the initial stage of a prolonged deployment, then, would gradually come to normal with adaptation thereafter. Nevertheless, individual psychological status showed a tendency of obvious differentiation in the late stage of deployment.
