Stress, Depression, and Occupational Injury among Migrant Farmworkers in Nebraska

Ramos, Athena K.; Carlo, Gustavo; Grant, Kathleen M.; Trinidad, Natalia; Correa, Antonia

doi:10.3390/safety2040023

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“…In this research, 200 migrant farm workers (mean age 33.5 years, 93% men, 92% Mexican, 59% low education) were interviewed. The results indicate that work-accidents are the triggering factor; in fact, workers with a positive history of trauma report a 7 times higher risk than those without injury [33]. In 2015, Ramos himself sought to identify the main stressors involved in developing depressive symptoms among farmers using the Migrant Farm Worker Stress Inventory (MFWSI).…”

Section: Depression and Anxietymentioning

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Migrant Workers and Psychological Health: A Systematic Review

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Migrant workers show an increase in the incidence of serious, psychotic, anxiety, and post-traumatic disorders due to a series of socio-environmental variables, such as loss of social status, discrimination, and separations from the family. The purpose is to elaborate a systematic review and highlight the prevailing psychological pathologies of these workers and categories most at risk. Our research included articles published from 2009 to 2019 on the major databases (Pub Med, Cochrane Library, and Scopus) using a combination of some keywords. The online search indicated 1.228 references. Using inclusion and exclusion criteria, we analyzed 127 articles, in particular 12 reviews and 115 original articles. Principal emerging disorders from the research are depressive syndrome (poor concentration at work, feeling down, or anger and somatization), anxiety, alcohol or substance abuse, and poor sleep quality. This causes low life conditions, which is also due to marginalization from the social context and strenuous work; in fact, migrant workers may suffer verbal or physical abuse, and they are often employed in dangerous, unhealthy jobs. It is therefore essential to increase the role of occupational medicine and promote wellbeing for this vulnerable job category.

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Section: Depression and Anxietymentioning

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Migrant Workers and Psychological Health: A Systematic Review

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“…Mental health and psychological risk and protective factors for WRIs have been reported in different migrant or expatriate worker populations [ 38 , 39 , 40 ]. A recent review reported that one in four publications on international migrant worker health was in the “mental and psychosocial health” domain [ 41 ].…”

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Occupational Safety and Work-Related Injury Control Efforts in Qatar: Lessons Learned from a Rapidly Developing Economy

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Work-related injury (WRI) control is an integral part of occupational safety. In rapidly developing Gulf countries such as Qatar with a predominantly expatriate workforce, WRI control is a complex issue often seen in conjunction with the implementation of labour laws and labour rights. We aimed to implement a public health approach to facilitate efforts to achieve long-term WRI control in Qatar. A range of initiatives helped to gain visibility and momentum for this important public health problem, including identifying and engaging with key stakeholders, workers’ surveys, steps to establish a unified injury database, and the implementation of a WRI identification tool in the electronic medical records. A contemporaneous improved enforcement of existent occupational safety regulations through heightened worksite inspections and efforts to improve living conditions for migrant workers also took place. WRIs are not only a Qatar-specific problem; the same issues are faced by neighbouring Gulf countries and other rapidly developing economies with large expatriate worker populations. These strategies are also useful starting points for similar countries interested in nurturing a safe, healthy and productive workforce.

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“…This has been associated with health difficulties of migrant workers in France 14 , low-to-medium QOL in rural-to-urban female migrant factory workers in China 15 , and with an impact on social relationships among Burmese domestic female workers in Singapore 16 . Agricultural workers have frequently reported work-related injuries and occupational-health issues related to stress and depression 17,18 . Nearly one third of Cambodian farm workers in eastern Thailand reported occupational injury (back pain/joint pain), and most had limited access to healthcare services 19 , likely compounding the impact on QOL.…”

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Mental health status and quality of life among Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand

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Background: Migrant workers have become a major issue for Thailand. Most of the migrants are from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. Most are employed in jobs referred to as the “3 Ds”; difficult, dangerous and dirty. However, little is known concerning the living and working conditions, or health-related quality of life of these migrant workers. This study aims to determine factors influencing the quality of life of Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,211 Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand, using multistage random sampling from eight districts of the two provinces (Sa Kaeo and Surin) with a structured questionnaire interview. The WHOQOL-BREF was used to measure Quality of Life (QOL) with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.77. Mental health status was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.83. Descriptive statistics provide participant characteristics. Multilevel logistic regression (MLR) were used to determine which factors significantly impacted the outcome measures in terms of the adjusted odds ratio (AOR). P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: About one third of these migrant workers had a poor quality of life (34.52%; 95%CI: 31.84-37.20), and had moderate-to-high levels of stress (67.96%; 95%CI: 65.33-70.59), and symptoms of depression (69.69%; 95%CI: 67.10-72.29). After controlling other covariate factors, the factors associated with poor QOL were a high level perceived of stress (AOR=3.64; 95%CI: 2.41-5.49; p<0.001); living with family and relatives (AOR=3.63; 95%CI: CI 2.42-5.45; p<0.001); and housing being provided by their employer (AOR=2.66; 95%CI: 1.74-4.08; p<0.001). Conclusion: Stress was strongly associated with QOL. The living environment was found to be the next most influential factor on QOL. Mental health programs aimed at helping migrant workers to cope with stress and to improve their living conditions will help improve QOL in the target group.

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Stress, Depression, and Occupational Injury among Migrant Farmworkers in Nebraska

Cited by 48 publications

References 28 publications

Migrant Workers and Psychological Health: A Systematic Review

Migrant Workers and Psychological Health: A Systematic Review

Occupational Safety and Work-Related Injury Control Efforts in Qatar: Lessons Learned from a Rapidly Developing Economy

Mental health status and quality of life among Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand

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