Vol 70, No 2 (2019)
Review article
Published online: 2019-06-25
An update on stress, fatigue and wellbeing: implications for naval personnel
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Abstract
The aim of the present article is to provide an update on recent research on stress, fatigue and wellbeing and discuss the implications for naval personnel. There is now considerable information on these topics in onshore civilian populations and some research on seafarers and other military personnel. This generic information can now be used to address these issues in naval personnel. In order to do this there is a need to consider specific naval contexts and to collect data to confirm the applicability of established methods and models to the navy.
Keywords: stressfatiguewellbeingthe Navy
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