Caffaro Federica, Lundqvist Peter, Micheletti Cremasco Margherita, Nilsson Kerstin, Pinzke Stefan, Cavallo Eugenio
a Institute for Agricultural and Earthmoving Machines (IMAMOTER) , National Research Council of Italy (CNR) , Torino , Italy.
b Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Alnarp , Sweden.
J Agromedicine. 2018;23(1):78-91. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2017.1384420.
To perform an ergonomic analysis of work and machinery-related risks in a group of Swedish older farmers, investigating farmers' attitudes and perceptions about: 1) health status and work motivation, 2) physical and cognitive workload and difficulties in the interaction with machinery and technological innovations, and 3) risks and safety practices.
Nine Swedish male farmers aged 65+ were administered a semi-structured interview and a questionnaire.
Participants perceived themselves as being in good health and considered farming as a good proxy of their health status. They reported an increased physical workload but did not describe any cognitive workload. Technology was reported to have low usability, and thus its benefits cannot be fully exploited. Older farmers acknowledged the existence of "new risks" related to the aging process and mainly referred to the common sense and previous experience as the best safety practices.
Multilevel interventions focused on the capabilities and limits of the older farmers should be developed, involving both training activities and design solutions for the machinery that can support older farmers' health and safety.
对一组瑞典老年农民的工作及与机械相关的风险进行人体工程学分析，调查农民对以下方面的态度和看法：1）健康状况和工作积极性；2）身体和认知工作量以及与机械和技术创新互动中的困难；3）风险和安全措施。
对9名65岁及以上的瑞典男性农民进行了半结构化访谈并发放了问卷。
参与者认为自己健康状况良好，并将务农视为自身健康状况的良好指标。他们报告称身体工作量增加，但未提及任何认知工作量。据报告，技术的可用性较低，因此其益处无法得到充分利用。老年农民承认存在与衰老过程相关的“新风险”，并主要将常识和以往经验视为最佳安全措施。
应制定针对老年农民能力和局限的多层次干预措施，包括培训活动以及为支持老年农民健康和安全的机械设计解决方案。
