Mental health and well-being concerns of fly-in fly-out workers and their partners in Australia: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) work involves commuting long distances to the worksite and living in provided accommodation for 1-4 weeks while on shift. While the potentially detrimental impact of FIFO work on the health and well-being of workers has been documented, little attention has been paid to how workers, or their partners, cope with this impact. This study sought to investigate how workers and their partners negotiate the impact of FIFO on their mental health and well-being. DESIGN:The study design was qualitative. FIFO workers and partners responded to open-ended questions on concerns about the FIFO lifestyle and the support they use. SETTING:Australian FIFO workers and partners responded to the questions via email. PARTICIPANTS:Participants were 34 FIFO workers (25 men, M age=

SUBMITTER: Gardner B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855220 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature