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- Title
A Tool for Economic Assessment of Ill Seafarers Repatriations.
- Authors
Andrioti, Despena; Jensen, Olaf Chresten; Abaya, Antonio Roberto; Canals, Luisa
- Abstract
Background: Seafarers, in case of illness, should be repatriated at the expenses of the ship owner, but very little is known about the cost of the repatriations. The main purpose of this study was to develop a model to assess the economic burden of seafarers’ repatriations due to illness and/or accidents. Method: The model used the micro costing “the local approach.” The tool was tested with one case study. The team collected and analyse data from the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) about the case study seafarer profile, diagnosis, country or place of medical treatment and cost of procedures. Results: The total average cost for the case study seafarer amounted to around 180.000 $. If we take into consideration that about 10.000 seafarers are evacuated every year the losses inflate to about an estimated total of 2 billion $ for the shipping industry per year. Discussion: The local approach method can be applied in the shipping industry. It revealed a substantial burden due to illness for the industry. As the employers and in this case the shipping industry strives to achieve cost reduction and maximum efficiency in all times, it is crucial to know how much the economic cost of evacuating and repatriating seafarers is. This shows the importance of the good quality health services. Therefore it is very crucial to strengthen prevention and organisation of integrated care for seafarers.
- Subjects
CORONARY disease; DIAGNOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL design; HEALTH services accessibility; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; MATHEMATICAL models; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL care costs; MOTOR vehicle safety measures; HEALTH outcome assessment; PUBLIC health; QUALITY assurance; SHIPS; COST analysis; THEORY; MOTOR vehicle occupants; RESEARCH methodology evaluation
- Publication
International Journal of Caring Sciences, 2017, Vol 10, Issue 2, p1040
- ISSN
1791-5201
- Publication type
Article