Edgerly Ashley, Gillespie Gordon Lee, Bhattacharya Amit, Hittle Beverly M
From the College of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio (A.E.), University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio (G.L.G.), Department of Environmental Health College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (A.B.).
J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Dec 1;66(12):1015-1021. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003230. Epub 2024 Sep 19.
The aim of the study is to understand farmworkers' knowledge of heat-related illness prevention and behavioral and cultural factors related to heat-related illness (HRI) prevention.
The theory of planned behavior and an ethnographic study design were used. Data collection consisted of observations and interviews. Recorded interviews were conducted with participants and transcribed verbatim. Transcribed interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Overall, 14 interviews were conducted, and four themes emerged: acquisition and interpretation, perception, interoception, and action. Other findings included an insufficiency of formal training and the absence of knowledge of a protocol for acclimatization.
Better education and training are needed in this occupation, especially regarding acclimatization. Occupational health professionals must lead efforts to develop HRI plans and measures to ensure acclimatization protocols are adopted in the workforce.
本研究旨在了解农场工人对中暑预防的知识以及与中暑预防相关的行为和文化因素。
采用计划行为理论和人种学研究设计。数据收集包括观察和访谈。对参与者进行录音访谈并逐字转录。使用主题分析法对转录后的访谈进行分析。
总体而言,共进行了14次访谈,出现了四个主题:获取与解读、认知、内感受和行动。其他发现包括正规培训不足以及缺乏适应方案的知识。
该职业需要更好的教育和培训,尤其是关于适应方面。职业健康专业人员必须带头努力制定中暑预防计划和措施,以确保劳动力采用适应方案。