“I Would Go If My Arm Were Hanging Off”: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare-Seeking Behaviors of Small Farm Owners in Central New York State

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• Personal Author:
  Droullard DJ ; Sorensen JA ; Tinc PJ ; Droullard DJ ; Sorensen JA ; Tinc PJ
• Description:
  Compared to their rural non-farming peers, farmers are less likely to access preventive healthcare services; however, the reasons for this disparity are poorly understood. We conducted semi-structured interviews with a total of 30 farm household members in central New York. Interview topics included farming identity, perceptions of one's health, past experiences with acute and preventive healthcare, and attitudes toward seeking healthcare services. Grounded Theory analysis of the interview transcripts revealed that (1) utilizing healthcare services is felt to be in conflict with the farming identity, (2) the need to conserve time and money for farm applications poses a barrier to healthcare utilization, (3) farmers decide to seek healthcare when they believe it is necessary to ensure survival of the farm, and (4) the decision to seek healthcare is most strongly driven by the presence of intolerable symptoms, prompting from others, and the perception that treatment will yield clear benefits. Efforts to increase farmers' utilization of healthcare services must address these considerations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Behavior Decision Making Farmers Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Attitude Author Keywords: Agriculture Costs Decision Making Farm Identity Health Care Healthcare-seeking Behaviors Healthcare Access Medical Treatment Preventive Medicine Small Businesses

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 2 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  67-81
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051375
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2017 Jan; 23(1):67-81
• Contact Point Address:
  Pamela J. Tinc, 1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13320
• Email:
  pam.tinc@bassett.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d87e804abded975abcb61ad1a8e86131fd3290441ccce989af88af2340fa46ba779ac6c64632178415acbc2d6c3af54c49390a1923f36ff41c5bb2e6c909dfc2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211367/cdc_211367_DS1.pdf
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