Heat-Related Illness in Midwestern Hispanic Farmworkers: A Descriptive Analysis of Hydration Status and Reported Symptoms
| Autor: | Shalome Tonelli, Kennith Culp |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Hot Temperature Nursing (miscellaneous) Calorie Adolescent Respiratory rate media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Organism Hydration Status Heat Stress Disorders Article Midwestern United States Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Crop production Heart rate Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Hydration status media_common Transients and Migrants Farmers Descriptive statistics business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged 030210 environmental & occupational health Agricultural Workers' Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Workforce Self Report business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Workplace Health Saf |
| ISSN: | 2165-0969 2165-0799 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2165079918813380 |
| Popis: | Heat-related illness (HRI) is a largely undocumented phenomenon in Midwestern Hispanic migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States. Frequently, the physiological burden of crop production is overlooked while workers are in the fields. We completed a mixed-methods study using a cross-sectional survey among migrant and seasonal farmworkers about their experience with HRI symptoms ( N = 148) and conducted an intensive surveillance on a smaller group of workers ( N = 20) in field trials ( N = 57 trials) using a chest-strapped multi-parameter monitoring wearable sensor (MPMWS) that measured skin/body temperature, heart and breathing rate, kilocalories burned per hour, and provided a physiological intensity (PI) score. The field trials were conducted across three classes of climate conditions and three PI score categories. We found that those in the uncomfortable category (PI score > 4.0) had a statistically significant ( F ratio = 16.41, p < .001) higher body temperatures ( M = 100.05°F) than those with a mild PI (range = 0-5) score ⩽ 2.5 ( M = 99.56°F) or moderate PI score > 2.5-4 (99.84°F). We also found that those in the uncomfortable climate condition category had a higher mean heart rate and breathing rate than those working under mild and moderate field trials. |
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