Tribble Anna Grace, Summers Phillip, Chen Haiying, Quandt Sara A, Arcury Thomas A
a Department of Anthropology , Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem North Carolina , USA.
b Department of Family and Community Medicine , Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , USA.
Arch Environ Occup Health. 2016 Nov;71(6):309-316. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2015.1100104. Epub 2015 Sep 30.
The jobs of Latino manual laborers place their mental and physical health at risk. This study evaluates the associations among musculoskeletal pain, mental health, and work organization in Latino manual laborers. Farmworkers and nonfarmworkers (n = 189) in North Carolina were interviewed for self-reported musculoskeletal pain, depressive symptoms, stress, work safety climate, and precarious job status. More nonfarmworkers than farmworkers had neck and shoulder pain, but they did not differ in other areas of musculoskeletal pain. Depressive symptoms had a significant association with neck and shoulder pain (p < .05). Precariousness had a significant association with back pain (p < .05). Farmworker participants had H-2A visas and were afforded some protection compared to nonfarmworker manual workers. Research is needed to improve policy that relieves pain and improves mental health for all Latino manual workers.
拉丁裔体力劳动者的工作使他们的身心健康面临风险。本研究评估了拉丁裔体力劳动者的肌肉骨骼疼痛、心理健康和工作组织之间的关联。对北卡罗来纳州的农场工人和非农场工人(n = 189)进行了访谈,了解他们自我报告的肌肉骨骼疼痛、抑郁症状、压力、工作安全氛围和不稳定的工作状态。非农场工人比农场工人有更多的颈部和肩部疼痛,但在肌肉骨骼疼痛的其他方面没有差异。抑郁症状与颈部和肩部疼痛有显著关联(p < .05)。工作不稳定与背痛有显著关联(p < .05)。农场工人参与者持有H-2A签证,与非农场体力劳动者相比,他们得到了一些保护。需要开展研究以改进政策,缓解所有拉丁裔体力劳动者的疼痛并改善他们的心理健康。