Injury, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, and Stress as a Function of Aging in Agricultural Operators in the Central United States

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• Personal Author:
  Beseler CL ; Rautiainen RH
• Description:
  Background: Studies show conflicting evidence on the association of age and occupational injury in agriculture, and few studies have addressed the effect of age on work-related chronic conditions or preventive practices among farmers. Methods: We examined the probability of injury, work-related stress, musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS), and preventive practices for MSS as a function of aging using surveillance data of 7,711 farm and ranch operators in the central United States. Findings: Segmented regression analyses of men (85% of sample) indicated that the probability of all four outcomes increased up to a certain age and then decreased; the changepoints in years of age being 59.6 for injury, 55.4 for work-related stress, 59.6 for MSS, and 67.9 for MSS preventive practices. Female operators had an increasing trend for stress up to age 29.7, while they showed no changepoints across their age spectrum in the proportion of injury, MSS, and prevention techniques. Conclusion/Application to Practice: These findings emphasize the need for preventive efforts particularly among younger and middle-aged farmers and ranchers, and the need to modify work duties to match work abilities at older ages. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Injuries Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Aging Injuries Job Stress MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Preventive Measures Segmented Regression Surveillance Work-related Stress

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068207
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2023 Dec; 71(12):597-605
• Contact Point Address:
  Cheryl L. Beseler, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4388, USA
• Email:
  chbeseler@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b83d46c60d88df5c57c3058c36a89c7c0b05c53f7b0f6c68f607263282f78d65df293ca323f8e2d260aaba892feb8136973304bacdb27da1575c6dbef8e47ddc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230411/cdc_230411_DS1.pdf
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