Vacations Improve Mental Health Among Rural Women: The Wisconsin Rural Women’s Health Study

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• Personal Author:
  Chikani V ; Gunderson P ; McCarty CA ; Reding D
• Description:
  Objective: To compare psychological stress, quality of marital life, and disruptive homelife due to work among rural women of central Wisconsin who take vacations frequently and those who do not. Methods: Women were recruited from 1996 to 2001 for a prospective cohort study from the Marshfield Epidemiologic Study area, a geographic area in central Wisconsin. Stratified sampling was used to select a random sample of 1500 farm and non-farm resident women. Results: The odds of depression and tension were higher among women who took vacations only once in 2 years (Depression: OR=1.92, 95%CI=1.2, 3.0; Tension: OR=1.7, 95%CI=1.2, 2.3) or once in 6 years (Depression: OR=1.97, 95%CI=1.2, 3.2; Tension: OR=1.9, 95%CI=1.3, 2.8) compared to women who took vacations twice or more per year. The odds of marital satisfaction decreased as the frequency of vacations decreased. Conclusion: Women who take vacations frequently are less likely to become tense, depressed, or tired, and are more satisfied with their marriage. These personal psychological benefits that lead to increased quality of life may also lead to improved work performance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Farmers Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Women
• Keywords:
  Job-stress Mental-health Psychological-stress Region-5 Work-performance Worker-health
• ISSN:
  1098-1861
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20-23
• Volume:
  104
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028887
• Citation:
  WMJ 2005 Aug; 104(6):20-23
• Contact Point Address:
  Vatsal Chikani, BHMS, MPH, Research and Statistical Analysis Chief, 150 N 18th Ave, Ste 330, Phoenix, AZ 85007
• Email:
  chikanv@azdhs.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Medical Research & Education Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19910930
• Source Full Name:
  Wisconsin Medical Journal
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4f98b866f13aa1d65480f26cff0e0cb7892b085783b8396f1173d766d2fea59577c3844807cf95cb8daf7525b18cb3d3d1f302ead19197ba8f7e906506312bf5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189983/cdc_189983_DS1.pdf
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