Erratum: Farming characteristics and self-reported health outcomes of Irish farmers
| Autor: | Noel Richardson, John McNamara, Caitriona Cunningham, Catherine Blake, Aoife Osborne, D van Doorn, Aubrey Storey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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education.field_of_study business.industry Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Psychological intervention food and beverages Binge drinking Occupational safety and health language.human_language respiratory tract diseases Irish immune system diseases Agriculture Environmental health language education Psychology business Dairy farming |
| Zdroj: | Occupational Medicine. 68:220-220 |
| ISSN: | 1471-8405 0962-7480 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/occmed/kqy065 |
| Popis: | Background Irish farmers represent a 'high-risk' group for non-communicable diseases, which, arguably, pose a greater occupational health challenge for farmers. To date, there has been little exploration of the farming characteristics associated with farmers' poor health outcomes. Aims To examine the relationship between farming and male farmers' self-reported health outcomes and to compare the study findings to national health studies to explore which factors specifically are associated with Irish farmers' poorer health outcomes relative to the general population. Methods This cross-sectional survey research used self-reported quantitative data on the health outcomes and health behaviours of male farmers from the South-East of Ireland. Data were entered into SPSS and descriptive and binary regression techniques were used for data analysis. Results There were 314 participants (99% response rate). Age, full-time farming and dairy farming significantly impacted self-reported health outcomes and health behaviours. There was a high prevalence of self-reported arthritis compared with the national average of Irish males. 'Younger' farmers ( |
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