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Executive Function among Chilean Shellfish Divers: A Cross-Sectional Study Considering Working and Health Conditions in Artisanal Fishing

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  • Marie Astrid Garrido

    (Center for International Health@Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany)

  • Lorenz Mark

    (Center for International Health@Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany)

  • Manuel Parra

    (Center for International Health@Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Atacama, Atacama 1532297, Chile)

  • Dennis Nowak

    (Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany
    Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC) Munich, Member, Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL).)

  • Katja Radon

    (Center for International Health@Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany)

Abstract

Knowledge about professional diving-related risk factors for reduced executive function is limited. We therefore evaluated the association between decompression illness and executive functioning among artisanal divers in southern Chile. The cross-sectional study included 104 male divers and 58 male non-diving fishermen from two fishing communities. Divers self-reported frequency and severity of symptoms of decompression illness. Executive function was evaluated by perseverative responses and perseverative errors in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Age, alcohol consumption, and symptoms of depression were a-priori defined as potential confounders and included in linear regression models. Comparing divers and non-divers, no differences in the executive function were found. Among divers, 75% reported a history of at least mild decompression sickness. Higher frequency and severity of symptoms of decompression illness were associated with reduced executive function. Therefore, intervention strategies for artisanal divers should focus on prevention of decompression illness.

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  • Marie Astrid Garrido & Lorenz Mark & Manuel Parra & Dennis Nowak & Katja Radon, 2021. "Executive Function among Chilean Shellfish Divers: A Cross-Sectional Study Considering Working and Health Conditions in Artisanal Fishing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:11:p:5923-:d:566539
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    1. Lorenz Mark & Marie Astrid Garrido & Dennis Nowak & Katja Radon & Laura Wengenroth, 2021. "Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-8, October.

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