An Instrument to Measure Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Immigrant Hispanic Farmworkers: Validation in the Nursery Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Faucett J ; Janowitz I ; Kabashima J ; Meyers J ; Miles J ; Tejeda D
• Description:
  We report on the construction and psychometrics of a survey measure of musculoskeletal symptomatology for use with Spanish-speaking immigrant farmworkers. Survey development included focus groups with workers, forward and backward translations, and pilot testing. The final survey includes a body diagram and items about symptom severity, frequency, and duration and about self-treatment, medical care, and job tasks. We report on the initial test of the survey with 213 commercial nursery workers in Southern California. Fifty-five percent of the workers reported pain, with 30% reporting back pain, 21% reporting upper extremity pain, 19% reporting lower extremity pain, and 10% reporting neck and shoulder pain. A composite symptom score exhibited acceptable test-retest reliability (r = 0.41, p < 0.01) over the annual agricultural cycle. Greater symptomatology was associated with greater frequency of self-treatment (r = 0.42, p < 0.01), seeking professional health care (t = 2.49, p < 0.05), and exposure to high-risk jobs (OR = 2.1, p < 0.05, CI = 1.0 to 4.4), supporting the validity of composite score. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Energy Metabolism Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Occupational Health Oxygen Personal Protective Equipment Quality Control Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety Workload

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Agricultural Worker Author Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disease Diseases Ethnic Groups Literacy Medical-care Mexican American Musculoskeletal-system Pain Measurement Workplace-monitoring

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  185-198
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022192
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2001 Aug; 7(3):185-198
• Contact Point Address:
  Julia Faucett, Box 0608, Department of Community Health Systems, University of California, San Fransisco, CA 94143
• Email:
  jaf@itsa.ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Intervention Effectiveness Research
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980501
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20011130
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199060/cdc_199060_DS1.pdf
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