Depression and somatic symptoms within the farming community

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• Personal Author:
  Chen PY ; DeArmond SE ; Sintek EE ; Stallones L
• Description:
  The relationship between somatic symptoms and depression was investigated in a population of farm operators and their spouses. The sample consisted of principal farm operators and their spouses from northeastern Colorado. There were a total of 709 participants who completed data relevant for our analyses. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on the symptom inventory, and suggested a two-factor structure. One of the factors consisted of symptoms of a psychological nature, and the other consisted of physical symptoms. While both of the factors were significantly correlated with depression, the factor with psychological items was more strongly related to depression. Gender differences in the symptom factor structure were investigated, and only a few minor differences were found. Gender differences in relationships between the somatic symptom factors and depression were also investigated and were not found. Implications for farm operators, spouses, and rural healthcare providers were discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Family Farmers Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Depression Clinical-symptoms Families Health Mental-disorders Mental-health Physical-reactions Physiological-effects Physiological-factors Physiological-response Psychological-effects Psychological-factors Psychological-responses Sex-factors Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5-15
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042293
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2006 Feb; 12(1):5-15
• Contact Point Address:
  Sarah DeArmond, Colorado State University, B215a Clark Bldg., Fort Collins, CO 80523
• Email:
  dearm1se@colostate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6509d329345bc57c14f27c715c766a68e59385f6fb51fafc46f2b287ef547b9dc2cb276987a58e6be1422bff1565089e32e0bccdb9db7733314323dbcfd3876a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194562/cdc_194562_DS1.pdf
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