Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 265-272

Association between housing quality and individual health characteristics on sleep quality among Latino farmworkers (Article)

Sandberg J.C.* , Talton J.W. , Quandt S.A. , Chen H. , Weir M. , Doumani W.R. , Chatterjee A.B. , Arcury T.A.
  • a Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084, United States, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • b Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • c Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • d Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • e Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084, United States, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • f Wilson Medical Center, Wilson, NC 27893, United States
  • g Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care Allergy and Immunologic Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • h Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084, United States, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States

Abstract

Although poor sleep quality and associated sleep disorders are associated with increased risk of job injury and multiple mental and physical health problems, scant research has examined sleep quality among Latino farmworkers. Interviews were conducted with 371 male Latino farmworkers working in North Carolina during the 2010 agricultural season. Data on housing quality and sleep quality were collected. Access to air conditioning was significantly and positively associated with good sleep quality. This association remained when other housing characteristics and individual health indicators were controlled. Good sleep quality was associated with low levels of pain, depression, and anxiety. Poor sleep quality among Latino farmworkers was associated with poorer indicators of health. One important indicator of housing quality, air conditioning, was associated with better sleep quality. Further research is required to delineate how to improve the adequacy of farmworker housing to improve sleep quality and other health indicators. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Housing Musculoskeletal pain Sleep quality Depression Anxiety Latino farmworkers

Index Keywords

human North Carolina Agriculture housing Hispanic Americans Cross-Sectional Studies interview Surveys and Questionnaires United States Sleep Wake Disorders cross-sectional study Humans Hispanic Interviews as Topic male risk factor Risk Factors questionnaire health status indicator Health Status Indicators adult migration Transients and Migrants
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84896395454&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-012-9746-8&partnerID=40&md5=6ff8afff686e62991fc14329e37d7568
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9746-8
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English