Angie Ulrich1, Yamile Molina, Katherine J Briant, Lynn E Onstad, Wade Copeland, Sarah E Holte, Beti Thompson. 1. Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington (Dr Ulrich); Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Molina); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Dr Ulrich, Ms Briant, Ms Onstad, Mr Copeland, Dr Holte, Dr Thompson), Seattle, Washington.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Stress is pervasive among Latino immigrants. We identified seasonal and occupational patterns in stress among rural Latino immigrants. METHODS: During three agricultural periods, farmworker and non-farmworker participants responded to a 24-item stress questionnaire (Snipes et al, 2007). We measured the associations of stress with occupation, with season, and occupation within season, adjusting for demographic variables. RESULTS: The highest levels of stress were observed in the pre-thinning season when pruning takes place among farmworkers. Stress is significantly higher in farmworkers compared with non-farmworkers only in the non-spray season when crops are dormant. Higher income was associated with decreased stress in the pre-thinning and thinning seasons when buds and small fruit are removed from orchards. CONCLUSIONS: Identification of strategies to reduce stress in Latino migrants is warranted. Although some sources of stress may be intractable, others may be amenable to intervention.
OBJECTIVE:Stress is pervasive among Latino immigrants. We identified seasonal and occupational patterns in stress among rural Latino immigrants. METHODS: During three agricultural periods, farmworker and non-farmworker participants responded to a 24-item stress questionnaire (Snipes et al, 2007). We measured the associations of stress with occupation, with season, and occupation within season, adjusting for demographic variables. RESULTS: The highest levels of stress were observed in the pre-thinning season when pruning takes place among farmworkers. Stress is significantly higher in farmworkers compared with non-farmworkers only in the non-spray season when crops are dormant. Higher income was associated with decreased stress in the pre-thinning and thinning seasons when buds and small fruit are removed from orchards. CONCLUSIONS: Identification of strategies to reduce stress in Latino migrants is warranted. Although some sources of stress may be intractable, others may be amenable to intervention.
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