Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, Bangor University, Dean Street Building, Dean Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1UT, UK.
Community Ment Health J. 2012 Aug;48(4):503-10. doi: 10.1007/s10597-011-9415-8. Epub 2011 May 10.
The relatively high rate of suicide among UK farmers suggests that they may suffer greater mental health problems than the general population. This paper provides a comparison of the psychological morbidity of farmers and their partners/spouses with non-farmers. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was administered using face-to-face interviews with 784 attendees of agricultural shows in the UK. Results show that GHQ-12 scores for farmers and their partners/spouses were significantly higher (P < 0.001) than those for the non-farming population, indicating higher psychological morbidity among farmer families. Approximately 35% of farmers had scores 12 and higher (recommended cut-off for psychiatric disorders), compared to 27% of non-farmers. Within the farmers group, male respondents, those aged from 45 to 64, self-employed or not in paid employment, having a non-supervisory position and living in a rural area were characterized by higher mean GHQ-12 scores compared to correspondent subgroups from the non-farming population.
英国农民的自杀率相对较高，这表明他们可能比普通人群面临更大的心理健康问题。本文比较了农民及其配偶/伴侣与非农民的心理病态。使用一般健康问卷（GHQ-12）对英国农业展览的 784 名与会者进行了面对面访谈。结果表明，农民及其配偶/伴侣的 GHQ-12 得分明显高于（P<0.001）非农民人群，表明农民家庭的心理病态较高。约有 35%的农民得分在 12 分及以上（推荐用于精神障碍的临界值），而非农民的这一比例为 27%。在农民群体中，与非农民相对应的亚组相比，男性受访者、45 至 64 岁的受访者、自营职业或无薪就业的受访者、无监督职位的受访者以及居住在农村地区的受访者的 GHQ-12 平均得分更高。
