Journal of Agromedicine
Volume 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-80

A Cross-Sectional Exploration of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Depression, and Musculoskeletal Pain among Migrant Farmworkers (Article)

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

Abstract

In this study the authors estimated the prevalence of elevated daytime sleepiness, depressive symptoms, and musculoskeletal pain among Latino migrant farmworkers, and examined the relationship among these symptoms. Data are from a cross-sectional survey of migrant farmworkers (N = 300) conducted in eastern North Carolina in 2009. Eleven percent of Latino farmworkers reported elevated levels of daytime sleepiness, 28% reported elevated levels of depressive symptoms, and 5% reported moderate to severe musculoskeletal pain on a daily or weekly basis. Depressive symptoms and daytime sleepiness were positively associated. Depression and daytime sleepiness may increase risk of injury; further research regarding sleep issues is warranted. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Latino Musculoskeletal Depression migrant excessive daytime sleepiness Farmworkers

Index Keywords

depression sleep human middle aged North Carolina Agriculture Hispanic Americans Cross-Sectional Studies United States Young Adult cross-sectional study Humans Hispanic Adolescent male female musculoskeletal pain somnolence Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Article manpower adult migration Transients and Migrants
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84855455403&doi=10.1080%2f1059924X.2012.626750&partnerID=40&md5=ea47ef27098eb5d4d656b984bf3d4bdc
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2012.626750
ISSN: 1059924X
Cited by: 24
Original Language: English