Maritime Health Research and Education-NET/Systematic reviews of systematic reviews

Systematic reviews of Systematic reviews

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Aims

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To publish systematic reviews on Systematic Reviews on maritime health related to the SDGs in the maritime area in the new journal Public Health Challenges(Wiley) or other journals. Systematic reviews of Systematic reviews is used to highlight summary of reviews in one place, where there is more than one review on an important topic [1]. The aim is to contribute to strengthen the scientific knowledge for seafarers, shipping companies, maritime schools and the Maritime Authorities to inspire for implementation of the UN-Sustainable Development Goals in the maritime and other transport workers area. The method is to facilitate access to the new scientific knowledge related to the UN-SDGs in an easy understandable and scientific correct way to inspire the stakeholders to implement the relevant SDG Goals.

  1. Global challenges for mental health in seafaring to comply with the SDGs in the maritime area (DL)
  2. Global challenges for Covid-19 in seafaring to comply with the 17 SDGs in the maritime area
  3. Global challenges for Fatigue in seafaring to comply with the 17 SDGs in the maritime area
  4. Global challenges for CV, diabetes, hypertension in seafaring to comply with the 17 SDGs in the maritime area

Methods

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PRISMA/ PRISMA-ScR As example, a quick search in PubMed gives 16 systematic review studies for mental health in seafaring and for each of them there are more similar studies as below. This will be challenging for MAHRE-Net pioneers to use reviews of reviews method on maritime health for the first time now there are more and more good review studies [2][3][4]Example [5]

Manuscript structure

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IMRAD, Abstract, Highlights

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UN-17 Sustainable Development Goals contribution

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What should be done by the stakeholders

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Ship owners, Seafarers, Researchers, Maritime Authorities

Abila SS, Acejo IL. Mental health of Filipino seafarers and its implications for seafarers’ education. Int Marit Health. 2021;72(3):183–92.
Bernstein DI, Gallagher JS, Bernstein IL. Mealworm asthma: clinical and immunologic studies. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1983 Nov;72(5 Pt 1):475–80.
Carotenuto A, Molino I, Fasanaro AM, Amenta F. Psychological stress in seafarers: a review. Int Marit Health. 2012;63(4):188–94.
Guerrero APS, Fung D, Suaalii-Sauni T, Wiguna T. Care for the seafarers: a review of mental health in Austronesia. Asia Pac Psychiatry. 2013 Sep;5(3):119–40.
Guerrero APS, Fung D, Suaalii-Sauni T, Wiguna T. An update to “Care for the seafarers: A review of mental health in Austronesia,” with specific recommendation to address climate change. Asia Pac Psychiatry. 2020 Jun;12(2):e12375.
Iversen RTB. The mental health of seafarers. Int Marit Health. 2012;63(2):78–89.
Iversen RTB. The mental health of seafarers. Int Marit Health. 2012;63(2):78–89.
Kerkamm F, Dengler D, Eichler M, Materzok-Köppen D, Belz L, Neumann FA, et al. Measurement Methods of Fatigue, Sleepiness, and Sleep Behaviour Aboard Ships: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 23;19(1):120.
Mellbye A, Carter T. Seafarers’ depression and suicide. Int Marit Health. 2017;68(2):108–14.
Oldenburg M, Hogan B, Jensen H-J. Systematic review of maritime field studies about stress and strain in seafaring. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2013 Jan;86(1):1–15.
Pocock NS, Nguyen LH, Lucero-Prisno Iii DE, Zimmerman C, Oram S. Occupational, physical, sexual and mental health and violence among migrant and trafficked commercial fishers and seafarers from the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): systematic review. Glob Health Res Policy. 2018;3:28.
Sargent C, Gebruers C, O’Mahony J. A review of the physiological and psychological health and wellbeing of naval service personnel and the modalities used for monitoring. Mil Med Res. 2017;4:1.
Short MA, Agostini A, Lushington K, Dorrian J. A systematic review of the sleep, sleepiness, and performance implications of limited wake shift work schedules. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2015 Sep 1;41(5):425–40.
Stannard S, Vaughan C, Swift O, Robinson G, Altaf SA, McGarry A. Women seafarers’ health and welfare survey. Int Marit Health. 2015;66(3):123–38.
Szafran-Dobrowolska J, Renke M, Jeżewska M. Is it worth to continue to analyse the factors of cardiovascular risk among the sailors? Review of literature. Int Marit Health. 2019;70(1):17–21.
Wada S, Nishimoto Y, Nakashima T, Shigenobu T, Onari K. Clinical observation of bronchial asthma in workers who culture oysters. Hiroshima J Med Sci. 1967 Dec;16(3):255–66.

References

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  1. Smith, Valerie, Declan Devane, Cecily M. Begley, og Mike Clarke. “Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions”. BMC Medical Research Methodology 11, nr. 1 (3. februar 2011): 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-11-15.
  2. Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Samsul Farid Samsuddin, og Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah. “The ABC of systematic literature review: The basic methodological guidance for beginners”. Quality & Quantity 55, nr. 4 (2021): 1319–46
  3. Munn, Zachary, Micah DJ Peters, Cindy Stern, Catalin Tufanaru, Alexa McArthur, og Edoardo Aromataris. “Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach”. BMC medical research methodology 18, nr. 1 (2018): 1–7
  4. Marcolino, Milena Soriano, João Antonio Queiroz Oliveira, Marcelo D’Agostino, Antonio Luiz Ribeiro, Maria Beatriz Moreira Alkmim, og David Novillo-Ortiz. “The Impact of MHealth Interventions: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews”. JMIR MHealth and UHealth 6, nr. 1 (17. januar 2018): e8873. https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.8873
  5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X21005212