Department of Rural Health, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 31;20(3):2588. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032588.
Farms in Australia are largely family owned and managed. Complex interactions between farming history, traditions, family, business, succession, identity and place can lead to difficulties in planning for retirement for farmers. Due to the significant implications of this for farmers' health and wellbeing, there is a clear need to determine how farmers may be best supported through the work-to-retirement transition. This scoping review summarises the literature on Australian farmers' retirement experiences and the stressors they face during this transition. Barriers and facilitators that may hinder or help farmers were also explored. The relevant peer-reviewed literature was identified through database searching and the grey literature was collected via a web-based search. Seven studies were included in the review. Poor health and diminishing capacity to work was identified as a key stressor related to retirement. Other drivers of stress (i.e., pressure to live up to farming ideals, perceiving retirement as a threat to self-identity and financial concerns) overlapped with barriers to retirement. Farmers identified gradual transition, strong social networks, variety in interests and activities and early financial and succession planning as key facilitators of retirement. Findings will help inform the development of interventions to assist Australian farmers through this challenging stage of their lives.
澳大利亚的农场主要以家庭所有和经营。农业历史、传统、家庭、企业、传承、身份和地点之间的复杂相互作用可能导致农民退休规划困难。由于这对农民的健康和福祉有重大影响，显然需要确定如何通过工作到退休的过渡来最好地支持农民。本范围综述总结了关于澳大利亚农民退休经历以及他们在这一过渡期间面临的压力源的文献。还探讨了可能阻碍或帮助农民的障碍和促进因素。通过数据库搜索确定了相关的同行评议文献，并通过网络搜索收集了灰色文献。综述纳入了 7 项研究。健康状况不佳和工作能力下降被确定为与退休相关的关键压力源。其他压力源（即，努力达到农业理想的压力、将退休视为自我认同的威胁以及经济担忧）与退休障碍重叠。农民确定了逐步过渡、强大的社交网络、兴趣和活动的多样性以及早期的财务和传承规划是退休的关键促进因素。研究结果将有助于为干预措施的制定提供信息，以帮助澳大利亚农民度过这一具有挑战性的人生阶段。
