Sports and Recreational Injuries: Regional Rural Injury Study-II: Impact on Agricultural Households and Operations

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander BH ; Carlson KF ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Kurszewski LS ; Masten AS ; Renier CM ; Ryan, Andrew D. ; Serfass RC
• Description:
  Objectives: To identify the incidence, severity, and potential risk factors for sports/recreational injuries incurred by children and adults in a five-state, rural Midwest agricultural household population. Methods: Computer-assisted telephone interviews that included questions regarding all injuries were completed for eligible, participating households for 1999; 16,538 persons participated, including 8,488 children less than 20 years of age (<20). Rates and 95% confidence intervals were calculated, and causal models guided multivariate models. Results: Of 2,586 total injuries, 1,301 (50%) were non-agricultural activity-related. Among these, 733 (28%) were associated with sports/recreational activities including multiple-person sports (64%), general play activities (19%), and single-person sports (14%). The overall rate was 46.4 injury events per 1,000 persons per year. Rates for those <20 were 99.4 for males and 64.3 for females; for those 20+, rates were 11.9 for males and 4.8 for females. For those <20, 93% received health care, 44% were restricted 7+ days, and 18% lost agricultural work time 7+ days; proportions for those 20+ were 88%, 45%, and 17%, respectively. Results of multivariate analysis for those <20 were increased risks for Nebraska residents, males, and those 10-14 or 15-19 years. For those 20+, increased risks were identified for males and those 20-24 years; decreased risks were observed for Nebraska residents and those 45-54 years. Conclusions: Sports/recreational activities are an important source of injury morbidity with relevant consequences for this population, including significant restricted daily activity and lost agricultural work time. Key findings provide a basis for further study to address these burdens. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Family Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Sports And Recreation Biological-function Burden On Agricultural Operation Children Families Health-protection Health-surveys Injury-prevention Lost Agricultural Work Time Mathematical-models Occupational-hazards Quantitative-analysis Questionnaires Risk-analysis Risk-factors Rural Population-based Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Standards Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Work-environment Work-operations Work-organization Work-practices Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0306-3674
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; Nebraska ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037571
• Citation:
  Br J Sports Med 2006 Jun; 40(6):527-535
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan Goodwin Gerberich, PhD, Regional Injury Prevention Research Center, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, MMC 807, 420 Delaware St. S.E., 1260 Mayo, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  gerbe001@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Special Populations
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  British Journal of Sports Medicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d0d943716ed4dd6658b399119bd05b1a92dd39be4f9044bf640acfeb101ec71594eafb57aee5e698cd0982afc8ba785f544dcea3d6e4cad4677a33164b5c5ba3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188644/cdc_188644_DS1.pdf
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