Examination of Symptoms of Depression Among Cooperative Dairy Farmers

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• Personal Author:
  Casteel C ; Janssen B ; Liang Y ; Nonnenmann M ; Rohlman DS ; Wang K
• Description:
  Farmers experience a high risk of stress, depression, and suicide. Risk factors are well documented but protective factors are seldom examined. Social support has been reported to reduce psychological distress among the general population but its effect on farmers is inconclusive. Agricultural cooperatives are typically created and owned by farmers to secure markets, access supplies and services, and participate in decision-making. It is unknown whether having cooperative resources impacts symptoms of depression. A survey was used to examine whether having access to cooperative programs and social support impacted symptoms of depression among dairy farmers. Farm bankruptcies, stress, depression, and suicide were identified as ongoing concerns. Having social support and cooperative educational opportunities and mentorship programs were associated with decreased symptoms of depression. Conversely, having cooperative policy discussions was associated with increased symptoms of depression. Results suggest that social support can potentially reduce symptoms of depression among farmers and having access to cooperative resources can reduce or increase it, depending on the type of program. Our findings identified an opportunity to further examine how programs provided by farmer-led organizations such as cooperatives can impact stress, depression, and suicide among farmers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Suicide Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Cooperatives Group Dynamics Health Surveys Job Stress Mental Health Partnership Psychosocial Factors Risk Factors Service And Engagement Social Support Symptoms Of Depression

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062618
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Apr; 18(7):3657
• Contact Point Address:
  Yanni Liang, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
• Email:
  yanni-liang@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:92c4742856d9904349c09638c3ebb124f5bed13ea6dcfb5e83a0e7242ff8f2dc8542c66680aad2f2c6eaeb95e799d8532ac1b1aea3df5104a462dad180115ec0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225824/cdc_225824_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.62 MB ]