Mental and Physical Symptoms of Female Rural Workers: Relation between Household and Rural Work

Cézar-Vaz, Marta Regina; Bonow, Clarice Alves; Silva, Mara Regina Santos da

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“…Moreover, our results confirm that musculoskeletal disorders are the nonfatal injuries studied most in the agricultural sector (Fathallah 2010), mainly on dairy farms (Douphrate et al 2013). However, studies have highlighted the importance of an adequate psychosocial work environment, and the influence of stress and depression, on the mental health of farm workers (Melberg 2003;Kolstrup et al 2008;Wallis and Dollard 2008;Cezar-Vaz et al 2015).…”

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Characteristics of “work in agriculture” scientific communities. A bibliometric review

Malanski

Schiavi

Dedieu

2019

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Work is a central concern for sustainable farming systems and rural communities, especially regarding specific issues of the agricultural sector, as the strong decrease in rural employment and the less attractive working conditions. Many articles covering diverse related topics have been published. However, the few studies analyzing the state of worldwide scientific research on work in agriculture give only a fragmented view, since they focus on specialized topics and disciplines. To fill this knowledge gap, the aim of this study was to review the state of research on work in agriculture addressed by the scientific literature, through a bibliometric analysis by country, institution, journal, author, and keywords. Our main finds are that (1) work in agriculture issues is divided into six main research domains: occupational health and safety, labor market and rural employment, labor and farm sustainability, work organization, agricultural policy and agrarian changes, and labor and family farms; (2) these research domains are analyzed by five scientific communities: ergonomics, agricultural economics, livestock farming systems, rural sociology, and agricultural policy; (3) the reference authors, most-cited articles, and main journals were identified for each scientific community; (4) USA, France, and China arise as leaders in the scientific landscape. We show for the first time the characteristics of the main scientific communities worldwide that have performed the most relevant research related to work in agriculture over the past 10 years. This review provides a benchmark for future research on agricultural work-related topics and encourages collaborations between researchers from different scientific communities for interdisciplinary innovation, which support sustainable working conditions in agriculture. Keywords Work. Agriculture. Bibliometric analysis. Communities Contents 1. Introduction 2. Building and analyzing the database 3. Characteristics of literature on work in agriculture 3.1 Institutional context of research: countries, institutions and funding agencies 3.2 Overview of journals and disciplines 3.3 Productive authors, their affiliation and the journals of publication 3.4 Most-cited articles 3.5 The domains of research from keywords to linkages and pools 4. Scientific communities researching work in agriculture over the past 10 years 5. Scientific communities working towards interdisciplinary innovation 5.1 Major current issues addressed by the scientific communities 5.2 Looking beyond limitations for further research on work in agriculture 6. Drawing the scientific landscape of work in agriculture Conclusion References

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Section: Major Current Issues Addressed By the Scientific Communitiessupporting

confidence: 79%

Characteristics of “work in agriculture” scientific communities. A bibliometric review

Malanski

Schiavi

Dedieu

2019

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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“…However, in a different study conducted in Bangladesh, nearly half of the rural participants were engaged in income-generating activities (14) . In a study developed in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 96.7% of the participants performed agricultural and domestic work (15) , thus demonstrating physical overload and the vulnerability of these women. It is believed that there are variations in socio-cultural roles and their association with gender and the inhabited region, being rural or urban (16) .…”

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Common mental disorders and associated factors: a study of women from a rural area

Parreira

Goulart

Haas

et al. 2017

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Objective: Identifying the prevalence of Common Mental Disorders and analyzing the influence of sociodemographic, economic, behavioral and reproductive health variables on Common Mental Disorders in women of childbearing age living in the rural area of Uberaba-MG, Brazil. Method: An observational and cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic, economic, behavioral and reproductive health instruments were used, along with the Self-Reporting Questionnaire to identify common mental disorders. Multiple logistic regression was used for multivariate data analysis. Results: 280 women participated in the study. The prevalence of Common Mental Disorders was 35.7%. In the logistic regression analysis, the variables of living with a partner and education level were associated with Common Mental Disorders, even after adjusting for the other variables. Conclusion: Our findings evidenced an association of social and behavioral factors with Common Mental Disorders among rural women. Identification and individualized care in primary health care are essential for the quality of life of these women. DESCRIPTORSWomen; Rural Population; Mental Health; Psychiatric Nursing; Primary Care Nursing.Common mental disorders and associated factors: a study of women from a rural area* Transtorno mental comum e fatores associados: estudo com mulheres de uma área rural Trastornos mentales comunes y factores asociados: estudio de las mujeres en una zona rural INTRODUCTIONCommon Mental Disorders (CMD) are characterized by depression symptoms, states of anxiety, irritability, fatigue, insomnia, difficulty in memory and concentration, and somatic complaints (1) . They manifest as a mixture of somatic, anxious and depression symptoms (2) . Early and correct diagnosis of these disorders is fundamental to avoid physical and psychological damage to the individual and burden to the health system. In this sense, it should be highlighted that actions of the Family Health Strategy (ESF -Estratégia de Saúde da Família) can help in detecting, referring and treating CMD, considering its accessibility and coverage characteristics (3) . Therefore, articulating mental health with the Family Health Strategy (FHS) is relevant (4) . Gender differences are present in CMD, predominantly affecting women (2,(5)(6)(7)(8) . Some Brazilian studies have shown the prevalence of CMD in women in urban areas to be: 33.8% (8) , 37.9% (6) , 41.7% (3) , 52.1% (7) . Considering the few national studies with women in the rural context, the prevalence of CMD in women is high for this population group -56.2% (9) , 44.17%(5) and 43.6% (10) . Literature points out that in rural and urban contexts, several social, cultural and behavioral factors may be related to CMD. Results obtained in several national studies involving urban and rural contexts have revealed a higher prevalence of CMD related to: women (5)(6)(7)(8) , low education levels (9) , low income (7) and to separated, divorced, widowed or single women (6,9) . In relation to the rural context, living conditions associat...

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“…This study corroborates the findings of the present study, since one of the types of medication used the most by women were for the nervous system, such as psychotropic drugs (22) . A study with farm workers in a rural area in Brazil found that the odds of mental disorders were higher among women with moderate or higher levels of physical discomfort and frustration with agricultural work (17) . Mental disorders are the main cause for the use of medication that acts on the nervous system (23) .…”

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“…To define the workload required by agricultural tasks, the validated NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) (15) was used. This scale was applied in previous studies (16)(17) and measures workload through six demands: mental (think, choose, calculate and decide); physical (push, pull, carry and weed); temporal (time needed for performing activities − much/little); performance (the activities are performed with more/less quality and speed); effort (physical and mental state for carrying out activities); and frustration (motivation, satisfaction, discouragement and irritation). The participants graded each demand from one to 20, to determine how heavy the workload was for each one.…”

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Rural workload and factors associated with the use of medication by elderly people

Cézar-Vaz

Bonow

Abreu

et al. 2018

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective: Identify the prevalence and factors associated with the use of medication by elderly rural workers and verify the association between the use of medication and rural workload. Method: Cross-sectional, exploratory study, conducted among elderly rural workers from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The data was collected through interviews, using a structured questionnaire. Results: Ninety-five elderly people participated in the study. Prevalence of medication use was 32% higher among women than men, and the type of medication most used by women was for the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. One additional degree in the frustration level with farm work resulted in a 1% increase in the probability of elderly people using medication. Conclusion: It is necessary to consider strategies that seek to reduce the physical and mental demand of rural work, through investments in public policies that enable elderly people to reduce rural labor for subsistence purposes and, consequently, their workload.

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Mental and Physical Symptoms of Female Rural Workers: Relation between Household and Rural Work

Cited by 21 publications

References 24 publications

Characteristics of “work in agriculture” scientific communities. A bibliometric review

Characteristics of “work in agriculture” scientific communities. A bibliometric review

Common mental disorders and associated factors: a study of women from a rural area

Rural workload and factors associated with the use of medication by elderly people

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