Structural Equation Modeling of Pesticide Poisoning, Depression, Safety, and Injury

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• Personal Author:
  Beseler CL ; Stallones L
• Description:
  The role of pesticide poisoning in risk of injuries may operate through a link between pesticide-induced depressive symptoms and reduced engagement in safety behaviors. The authors conducted structural equation modeling of cross-sectional data to examine the pattern of associations between pesticide poisoning, depressive symptoms, safety knowledge, safety behaviors, and injury. Interviews of 1637 Colorado farm operators and their spouses from 964 farms were conducted during 1993-1997. Pesticide poisoning was assessed based on a history of ever having been poisoned. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression scale was used to assess depressive symptoms. Safety knowledge and safety behaviors were assessed using ten items for each latent variable. Outcomes were safety behaviors and injuries. A total of 154 injuries occurred among 1604 individuals with complete data. Pesticide poisoning, financial problems, health, and age predicted negative affect/somatic depressive symptoms with similar effect sizes; sex did not. Depression was more strongly associated with safety behavior than was safety knowledge. Two safety behaviors were significantly associated with an increased risk of injury. This study emphasizes the importance of financial problems and health on depression, and provides further evidence for the link between neurological effects of past pesticide poisoning on risk-taking behaviors and injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Hazardous Substances Insecticides Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Agriculture Biological Monitoring Brain Function Cross Sectional Studies Farm Workers Mental Health Neurological Reactions Neurotoxic Effects Occupational Health Occupational Safety Pesticides Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Psychological Effects Psychophysiological Testing Safety Practices Toxic Materials

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• 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:
  340-349
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052132
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2013 Oct; 18(4):340-349
• Contact Point Address:
  Cheryl L. Beseler, PhD, Colorado Injury Control Research Center, Department of Psychology, Colorado School of Public Health, Colorado State University, 1879 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1879, USA
• Email:
  Cheryl.Beseler@colostate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7d53f7617309a3717bbb1a573835473781243bab6853001c3c86432cf9d1062c9776f773513f6e93d42d587b52d13599ec3dacd86a687bfc6798b73aee07eae0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211721/cdc_211721_DS1.pdf
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