Injury, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, and Stress as a Function of Aging in Agricultural Operators in the Central United States.

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q1 NURSING

Workplace Health & Safety Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-04 DOI:10.1177/21650799231186155

Cheryl L Beseler, Risto H Rautiainen

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Abstract

Background: Studies show conflicting evidence on the association of age and occupational injury in agriculture, and few studies have addressed the effect of age on work-related chronic conditions or preventive practices among farmers.

Methods: We examined the probability of injury, work-related stress, musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS), and preventive practices for MSS as a function of aging using surveillance data of 7,711 farm and ranch operators in the central United States.

Findings: Segmented regression analyses of men (85% of sample) indicated that the probability of all four outcomes increased up to a certain age and then decreased; the changepoints in years of age being 59.6 for injury, 55.4 for work-related stress, 59.6 for MSS, and 67.9 for MSS preventive practices. Female operators had an increasing trend for stress up to age 29.7, while they showed no changepoints across their age spectrum in the proportion of injury, MSS, and prevention techniques.

Conclusion/application to practice: These findings emphasize the need for preventive efforts particularly among younger and middle-aged farmers and ranchers, and the need to modify work duties to match work abilities at older ages.

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美国中部农业经营者的损伤、肌肉骨骼症状和压力与年龄的关系

背景:关于农业年龄和职业伤害的关系，研究显示了相互矛盾的证据，很少有研究涉及农民中年龄对与工作有关的慢性病或预防措施的影响。方法:我们使用美国中部7,711个农场和牧场经营者的监测数据，研究损伤、工作压力、肌肉骨骼症状(MSS)的概率，以及MSS的预防措施与年龄的关系。研究结果:男性(85%的样本)的分段回归分析表明，所有四种结果的概率在一定年龄前增加，然后下降;年龄的变化点为受伤59.6岁，工作压力55.4岁，MSS 59.6岁，MSS预防措施67.9岁。在29.7岁之前，女性操作人员的压力有增加的趋势，而在受伤、MSS和预防技术的比例上，她们在整个年龄范围内没有变化。结论/在实践中的应用:这些研究结果强调了预防工作的必要性，特别是在年轻和中年农民和牧场主中，以及调整工作职责以适应老年人的工作能力的必要性。

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Workplace Health & Safety NURSING-

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

3.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Workplace Health & Safety: Promoting Environments Conducive to Well-Being and Productivity is the official publication of the American Association of Occupational Health Nursing, Inc. (AAOHN). It is a scientific peer-reviewed Journal. Its purpose is to support and promote the practice of occupational and environmental health nurses by providing leading edge research findings and evidence-based clinical practices. It publishes articles that span the range of issues facing occupational and environmental health professionals, including emergency and all-hazard preparedness, health promotion, safety, productivity, environmental health, case management, workers'' compensation, business and leadership, compliance and information management.