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Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan

Physical and psychological wellness of employees are crucial to their overall well-being. This is certainly important for oil and gas employees both offshore and onshore, who must maintain a healthy state of mind and body to handle the rigorous and often dangerous demands of the job. A cross-section...

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Main Author: Pushpanathan, Kashviny
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023
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R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
RT Nursing
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spelling my.usm.eprints.61386 http://eprints.usm.my/61386/ Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan Pushpanathan, Kashviny R Medicine R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research RT Nursing Physical and psychological wellness of employees are crucial to their overall well-being. This is certainly important for oil and gas employees both offshore and onshore, who must maintain a healthy state of mind and body to handle the rigorous and often dangerous demands of the job. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 180 participants. An established questionnaire of Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ-15) and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) were given to the participants that fit the inclusion criteria via an online platform. The general objective of this study is to study the somatic symptoms and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the Federal Territory of Labuan. The data was analysed by descriptive statistics and the Chi-Square test using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 26.0. The majority of participants 77 (42.8%) have minimal symptom severity of somatic symptoms, whereas just 28 (15.6%) have a high symptom severity. The majority of participants had normal levels of psychological distress where depression 117 (65.0%), anxiety 105 (58.3%), and stress 146 (81.1%), whereas the least suffered extremely severe levels of psychological distress (depression 4 (2.2%), anxiety 15 (8.3%), and stress 1 (0.6%). The Chi-Square test revealed there is a statistically significant association between somatic symptoms and psychological distress of depression, stress and anxiety. Lastly, there is a statistically significant association between socio-demographic marital status with psychological distress. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023-06 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61386/1/6%20KASHVINY%20PUSHPANATHAN%20147528-E.pdf Pushpanathan, Kashviny (2023) Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
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Pushpanathan, Kashviny
Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan
description Physical and psychological wellness of employees are crucial to their overall well-being. This is certainly important for oil and gas employees both offshore and onshore, who must maintain a healthy state of mind and body to handle the rigorous and often dangerous demands of the job. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 180 participants. An established questionnaire of Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ-15) and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) were given to the participants that fit the inclusion criteria via an online platform. The general objective of this study is to study the somatic symptoms and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the Federal Territory of Labuan. The data was analysed by descriptive statistics and the Chi-Square test using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 26.0. The majority of participants 77 (42.8%) have minimal symptom severity of somatic symptoms, whereas just 28 (15.6%) have a high symptom severity. The majority of participants had normal levels of psychological distress where depression 117 (65.0%), anxiety 105 (58.3%), and stress 146 (81.1%), whereas the least suffered extremely severe levels of psychological distress (depression 4 (2.2%), anxiety 15 (8.3%), and stress 1 (0.6%). The Chi-Square test revealed there is a statistically significant association between somatic symptoms and psychological distress of depression, stress and anxiety. Lastly, there is a statistically significant association between socio-demographic marital status with psychological distress.
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title Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan
title_short Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan
title_full Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan
title_fullStr Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan
title_full_unstemmed Somatic symptom and psychological distress among oil and gas industry workers in the federal territory of Labuan
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