Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Aug;14(4):648-56. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9503-4.
The U.S. migrant and seasonal farmworker (MSFW) workforce is aging. Aging causes functional changes that can affect work performance and increase injury/accident risk. It also has been linked with deferred health-seeking. The exploratory study was conducted to investigate occupational injuries and health-seeking in Hispanic MSFW on the U.S.-Mexico border. Data were collected using an abbreviated Spanish-version of the California Agricultural Worker Health Survey. Nearly 60% of the 141 participants were middle-aged or older. Musculoskeletal injuries and those consistent with agrochemical and environmental exposures were common. Farmworkers aged >40 years were 2.5-5 times more likely than younger MSFW to report persistent single and multiple injuries involving the knees, shoulder, feet, and hands. Except for neck and back injuries, few received any medical treatment. Although many self-treated with traditional home remedies, few used CAM practitioners. The study findings highlight the multiple workplace health and health-seeking challenges faced by aging immigrant MSFW.
美国移民和季节性农业工人（MSFW）劳动力正在老龄化。老龄化会导致身体机能发生变化，从而影响工作表现并增加受伤/事故风险。它还与延迟寻求医疗有关。这项探索性研究旨在调查美国-墨西哥边境的西班牙裔 MSFW 的职业伤害和健康寻求行为。数据是使用加利福尼亚农业工人健康调查的西班牙语简化版收集的。在 141 名参与者中，近 60%的人年龄在中年或以上。肌肉骨骼损伤和与农用化学品和环境暴露有关的损伤很常见。年龄>40 岁的农场工人报告持续发生的单一和多发性膝盖、肩膀、脚和手受伤的可能性是年轻 MSFW 的 2.5-5 倍。除了颈部和背部受伤外，很少有人接受任何治疗。尽管许多人用传统的家庭疗法进行自我治疗，但很少有人使用补充和替代医学从业者。研究结果突出了老龄化移民 MSFW 面临的多种工作场所健康和健康寻求挑战。
