Koralegedera Indika, Skaczkowski Gemma, Moseley G Lorimer, Gunn Kate M
Department of Rural Health, Innovation IMPlementation and Clinical Translation (IIMPACT in Health), Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Body in Mind Research Group, Innovation IMPlementation and Clinical Translation (IIMPACT in Health), Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2025 Apr;33(2):e70039. doi: 10.1111/ajr.70039.
This study evaluated the prevalence and level of pain in Australian farmers and how these compare to the general working population. We also explored factors related to the interference of pain on farmers' work.
Logistic regressions were used to examine the prevalence of chronic pain and pain interference with normal work among farmers compared to the general working population, and also to examine the factors associated with pain interference in farmers. A multinomial logistic regression model was used to examine the level of bodily pain among farmers compared to the general working population.
The nationally representative HILDA (Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics Australia) survey data (wave 21) was used.
The final sample included 168 (1.6%) farmers and 10 318 (98.4%) people in the general working population.
There was a higher prevalence of chronic pain (p < 0.001), higher levels of bodily pain (p < 0.001), and pain interference with normal work (p < 0.001) in farmers than in the general working population. Age, gender, Body Mass Index (BMI), education level, remoteness, and personal social cohesion were not associated with pain interference with normal work in farmers.
The prevalence of chronic pain, level of bodily pain, and pain interference with normal work in Australian farmers is higher than the general working population. However, information is lacking on the factors that influence pain for this unique group. Further exploration is needed into why factors that are commonly associated with pain are not associated with pain in the farming population.
本研究评估了澳大利亚农民的疼痛患病率及疼痛程度，并将其与一般劳动人口进行比较。我们还探讨了与疼痛干扰农民工作相关的因素。
采用逻辑回归分析来检验农民与一般劳动人口相比慢性疼痛的患病率以及疼痛对正常工作的干扰情况，同时检验与农民疼痛干扰相关的因素。使用多项逻辑回归模型来检验农民与一般劳动人口相比身体疼痛的程度。
使用具有全国代表性的澳大利亚家庭、收入和劳动力动态调查（HILDA）数据（第21轮）。
最终样本包括168名（1.6%）农民和10318名（98.4%）一般劳动人口。
与一般劳动人口相比，农民的慢性疼痛患病率更高（p < 0.001）、身体疼痛程度更高（p < 0.001）以及疼痛对正常工作的干扰更大（p < 0.001）。年龄、性别、体重指数（BMI）、教育水平、偏远程度和个人社会凝聚力与农民疼痛对正常工作的干扰无关。
澳大利亚农民的慢性疼痛患病率、身体疼痛程度以及疼痛对正常工作的干扰高于一般劳动人口。然而，对于这一独特群体，缺乏关于影响疼痛的因素的信息。需要进一步探究为什么通常与疼痛相关的因素在农民群体中与疼痛无关。
