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Study on Development of Remote Mental Health Care Program with VR for Seafarers

  • Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information
  • Abbr : JKSCI
  • 2021, 26(12), pp.195-200
  • DOI : 10.9708/jksci.2021.26.12.195
  • Publisher : The Korean Society Of Computer And Information
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science
  • Received : September 23, 2021
  • Accepted : December 27, 2021
  • Published : December 31, 2021

Sangseop Lim 1 Hyo Sik, Tae 2

1한국해양대학교
2배재대학교

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ABSTRACT

Seafarers play an important role in shipping and logistics. However, seafarers are relatively vulnerable to mental illness because they have to board ships for a considerable period of time and work in isolation. In particular, in the pandemic situation caused by COVID-19, the crew change is delayed due to the closure of many ports around the world, increasing the mental burden on seafarers. The mental health management of the crew is important because these mental problems can lead to major accidents of lives and ships. This paper identified the necessity of mental health management of seafarers through a survey and identified problems with the currently operated mental health management program and curriculum. Especially, this study proposed VR-based programs to help crews receive mentally counseling treatment in a timely manner and to reduce the mental burden on them by preventing sensitive personal information exposure. Through this, it is expected to contribute to the stable development of the logistics industry by establishing a safe seafarers working environment.

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