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This research focused on undocumented male Guatemalan migrant adolescents' experiences and stressors in United States agriculture. Study 1 applied a phenomenological method to explore work-life experiences of Guatemalan minors (n = 10) aged 15-17 (Mage = 16.4). Findings highlighted three themes (1) "Just keep pushing forward," (2) "It feels ugly but that's life," and (3) "I have to do everything on my own." Using a separate sample, Study 2 examined the association between stressors and depressive symptoms among Guatemalan migrant adolescents (n = 28), aged 15-20 (Mage = 17.71). Results showed loneliness, social isolation, and work conditions as correlates for depressive symptoms. Findings highlighted a distinct developmental path among migrant farmworker adolescents and offered insight into their resilience and developmental threats.
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Depressão , Solidão , Adolescente , Agricultura , Hispânico ou Latino , Humanos , Masculino , Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Data from the national, longitudinal Mid-Life in the US (MIDUS) study were used to examine work alienation and its relationship to biological health as well as psychological and social functioning. The alienation measure focuses on the autonomy and creativity the work provides. We hypothesized that alienated work would have negative associations with each of the three domains: in biology, higher 'allostatic load' (biological dysregulation); in psychology, poorer cognitive performance; and socially, negative impacts on family life. The outcomes are generally as predicted, though there are notable differences for men and women.
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Are higher levels of work-family enrichment a consequence or manifestation of certain personality traits and individuals' psychological functioning? Using random intercept cross-lagged panel models, this study examined the hypothesized stability of work-to-family enrichment (WFE) and family-to-work enrichment (FWE) over two 10-year intervals, the extent to which the within-person changes of WFE and FWE are associated with personality traits and psychological well-being (PWB), and possible gender differences. In this 20-year, longitudinal data analysis of employed adults (N=535), results indicated the robust nature of the stability of WFE/FWE. Our results suggest that personality traits were not associated with within-person change for either WFE or FWE, but PWB was associated with within-person change. Theoretically and conceptually, our findings provide strong evidence that work-family enrichment is not simply an "optimistic worldview" created by personality and well-being. The within-person results lend strong evidence that interventions that improve psychological well-being will also enhance work-family enrichment.
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Private religiosity can lead to perceived growth after bereavement, but little is known about the role of mindfulness and the time since loss in widowed adults. Using data from the second panel of the Midlife in the United States study (MIDUS), this study examined adults (n = 250) who were married one time and became widowed. Results showed that spiritual mindfulness moderated the effect of private religious practices on personal growth, and that the association between spiritual mindfulness and positive reinterpretation was moderated by time since loss. A high level of spiritual mindfulness seems to benefit widowed adults' personal growth and positive reinterpretation. Additionally, the greater time since loss the more positive is the association between mindfulness and positive reinterpretation. No difference was found in means between widowed adults and a matched control group of non-widowed adults (n = 250) on personal growth and positive reinterpretation.
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Luto , Atenção Plena , Crescimento Psicológico Pós-Traumático , Religião , Viuvez/psicologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores Sexuais , Espiritualidade , Fatores de Tempo , Estados UnidosRESUMO
PURPOSE: This study examined the moderating role of spiritual mindfulness on the association between spiritual coping and perceived growth in individuals with and without current treatment for cancer. DESIGN/SAMPLE: Adults with a cancer history (N = 534) from the Midlife in the United States study completed a telephone interview and self-administered questionnaires. METHODS/FINDINGS: Moderated regression analyses, controlled for age and educational attainment, showed that mindfulness moderated the effect of spiritual coping on personal growth and on positive reinterpretation. High mindfulness amplified the effect of spiritual coping on both personal growth and positive reinterpretation. Further, this moderating effect was significantly different for adults with versus without current treatment for cancer for positive reinterpretation but not for personal growth. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS: These findings highlight the potential amplifying effect of spiritual mindfulness on the effect of spiritual coping on perceived growth in cancer survivors.
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Adaptação Psicológica , Sobreviventes de Câncer/psicologia , Atenção Plena , Neoplasias/psicologia , Crescimento Psicológico Pós-Traumático , Espiritualidade , Adulto , Sobreviventes de Câncer/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias/terapia , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
We examined the measurement invariance of the Infant Behavior Questionnaire Revised-Very Short Form (IBQR-VSF; Putnam, Helbig, Gartstein, Rothbart, & Leerkes, 2014 ) in a sample of 470 racially (185 White, 285 African American) and socioeconomically diverse mothers (158 below federal poverty threshold, 296 above federal poverty threshold) of infants. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, we demonstrated configural, full metric, and full scalar invariance demonstrating that the 3-factor structure (negative emotionality, positive affectivity/surgency, orienting/regulatory capacity), pattern of item loadings, and item means were comparable for White and African American mothers, and for poor and not poor mothers. In addition, we demonstrated full error invariance across racial groups and partial error variance invariance across poverty status, demonstrating that item reliability was comparable for White and African American mothers, and both those above and below the poverty line (with the exception of a subset of items). Thus, the IBQR-VSF appears appropriate for use in racially and socioeconomically diverse samples.
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Negro ou Afro-Americano/psicologia , Mães/psicologia , Relações Pais-Filho/etnologia , Inquéritos e Questionários/normas , População Branca/psicologia , Adulto , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Comportamento do Lactente , Psicometria/estatística & dados numéricos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Ongoing exposure to social stressors is widely believed to undermine the health of Hispanic immigrant families. The current work aims to explore and interpret expressions of familismo as a framework through which postimmigration experiences are interpreted and potentially given meaning. METHOD: Qualitative data were obtained from 16 focus groups in California and Massachusetts (N = 93). Fifty-two percent of the participants identified as male and 59% primarily spoke Spanish. RESULTS: Analyses revealed 3 distinct forms of ambivalence specific to familismo among Hispanic adults from immigrant families. Give and take described experiences wherein immigrants turn their backs on family in the short term to realize a better long-term future for the family. Negative change explained family misfortunes that arise in the pursuit of a better future for the family and creates doubts about the vision that motivated migration. Forced shifts suggests the navigation of daily life necessitates the inversion or abandonment of culturally idealized family roles and responsibilities. CONCLUSION: Hispanic adults from immigrant families described several situations in which competing views of familismo likely influenced the interpretation of unanticipated stressors. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Afeto/fisiologia , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Cultura , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Grupos Focais/métodos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Comportamento Social , Estados Unidos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Little research is available about the mental health of Latina women in farmworker families living in the southern United States, where Latino immigrants are relatively recent arrivals. This study examined interpersonal correlates (family conflict, family's outward orientation, and perceived discrimination) and social correlates (residential mobility and economic insecurity) of depressive symptoms and of meeting a threshold of depressive symptoms that could be clinically significant (a cut-point of 10 or higher in a short Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale) among Latinas in farmworker families living in North Carolina. Data were collected from April 19, 2011 to April 20, 2012 as part of Niños Sanos, a prospective study of Latino women and children (N = 248). Regression models showed that exposure to family conflict, perceived discrimination, and economic insecurity were associated with more depressive symptoms. Likewise, perceived discrimination and economic insecurity were associated with a threshold of depressive symptoms that could be clinically significant, above and beyond family conflict. The findings suggested that policies that lessen the discrimination of farmworkers and their families and reduce economic insecurity, as well as interventions that support positive family functioning, might be beneficial for the mental health of Latinas in farmworker families living in new immigrant destinations.
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Depressão/etnologia , Conflito Familiar , Fazendeiros/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Relações Interpessoais , Meio Social , Migrantes/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , Adulto , Agricultura , Depressão/etiologia , Depressão/psicologia , Discriminação Psicológica , Conflito Familiar/etnologia , Feminino , Humanos , Saúde Mental , México/etnologia , North Carolina/epidemiologia , Saúde Ocupacional , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Estresse Psicológico/etnologia , Estresse Psicológico/etiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: We recruited 248 farmworker families with preschool-aged children in North Carolina and examined food security indicators over 24 months to identify food security patterns and examine the dynamic of change over time. METHODS: Participants in the Niños Sanos study, conducted 2011 to 2014, completed quarterly food security assessments. Based on responses to items in the US Household Food Security Survey Module, we identified different states of food security by using hidden Markov model analysis, and examined factors associated with different states. We delineated factors associated with changes in state by using mixed-effect ordinal logistic regression. RESULTS: About half of the households (51%) consistently stayed in the most food-secure state. The least food-secure state was transient, with only 29% probability of this state for 2 consecutive quarters. Seasonal (vs migrant) work status, having immigration documents (vs not documented), and season predicted higher levels of food security. CONCLUSIONS: Heterogeneity in food security among farmworker households calls for tailoring intervention strategies. The transiency and unpredictability of low food security suggest that access to safety-net programs could reduce low food security risk in this population.
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Fazendeiros , Abastecimento de Alimentos , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Hispânico ou Latino , Humanos , Cadeias de Markov , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , North Carolina , Fatores de Risco , Inquéritos e Questionários , Migrantes , Estados UnidosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: This analysis describes work safety climate, personal protective equipment (PPE) use, and injuries among Latino residential roofers, and examines the associations of work safety climate with PPE use and injuries. METHODS: Eighty-nine North Carolina residential roofers completed a baseline interview and daily logs about perceptions and use of PPE, occurrence of injuries in last 12 months, and work safety climate. RESULTS: The mean work safety climate score was 26.5 (SD = 5.6). In the baseline interview, participants reported that the majority of employers provided PPE and that they used it most or all of the time; daily log data indicated that PPE was used for half or fewer of hours worked. 39.9% reported any injury in the last 12 months. Work safety climate was significantly correlated with the provision and use of most types of PPE, and was inversely associated with injury. CONCLUSIONS: Supervisors promoting safety may increase the PPE use and decrease injuries.
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Indústria da Construção/estatística & dados numéricos , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Saúde Ocupacional/estatística & dados numéricos , Equipamentos de Proteção/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Habitação , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Masculino , Prontuários Médicos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , North Carolina/epidemiologia , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/epidemiologia , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/prevenção & controle , Cultura Organizacional , Local de Trabalho/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Home remedy use is an often overlooked component of health self-management, with a rich tradition, particularly among African Americans and others who have experienced limited access to medical care or discrimination by the health care system. Home remedies can potentially interfere with biomedical treatments. This study documented the use of home remedies among older rural adults, and compared use by ethnicity (African American and white) and gender. A purposeful sample of 62 community-dwelling adults ages 65+ from rural North Carolina was selected. Each completed an in-depth interview, which probed current use of home remedies, including food and non-food remedies, and the symptoms or conditions for use. Systematic, computer-assisted analysis was used to identify usage patterns. Five food and five non-food remedies were used by a large proportion of older adults. African American elders reported greater use than white elders; women reported more use for a greater number of symptoms than men. Non-food remedies included long-available, over-the-counter remedies (e.g., Epsom salts) for which "offlabel" uses were reported. Use focused on alleviating common digestive, respiratory, skin, and musculoskeletal symptoms. Some were used for chronic conditions in lieu of prescription medications. Home remedy use continues to be a common feature of the health self-management of older adults, particularly among African Americans, though at lower levels than previously reported. While some use is likely helpful or benign, other use has the potential to interfere with medical management of disease. Health care providers should be aware of the use of remedies by their patients.
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OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe work organization attributes for employed immigrant Latinas and determine associations of work organization with physical health, mental health, and health-related quality of life. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 319 employed Latinas in western North Carolina (2009-2011). Measures included job demands (heavy load, awkward posture, psychological demand), decision latitude (skill variety, job control), support (supervisor control, safety climate), musculoskeletal symptoms, mental health (depressive symptoms), and mental (MCS) and physical component score (PCS) health-related quality of life. RESULTS: Three fifths reported musculoskeletal symptoms. Mean scores for depression, MCS, and PCS were 6.2 (SE = 0.2), 38.3 (SE = 0.5), and 42.8 (SE = 0.3), respectively. Greater job demands (heavy load, awkward posture, greater psychological demand) were associated with more musculoskeletal and depressive symptoms and worse MCS. Less decision latitude (lower skill variety, job control) was associated with more musculoskeletal and depressive symptoms. Greater support (supervisor's power and safety climate) was associated with fewer depressive symptoms and better MCS. CONCLUSIONS: Work organization should be considered to improve occupational health of vulnerable women workers. Additional research should delineate the links between work organization and health among vulnerable workers.
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Emigrantes e Imigrantes , Indicadores Básicos de Saúde , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Saúde Ocupacional , Ocupações , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Doenças Musculoesqueléticas/epidemiologia , North Carolina/epidemiologia , Doenças Profissionais/epidemiologia , Qualidade de VidaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Changes in employment conditions in the global economy over the past 30 years have led to increased job insecurity and other work organization hazards. These hazards may play a role in creating and sustaining occupational health disparities by socioeconomic position, gender, race, ethnicity, and immigration status. METHODS: A conceptual model was developed to guide the review of 103 relevant articles or chapters on the role of work organization and occupational health disparities identified through a comprehensive search conducted by NIOSH. A second review was conducted of employment and workplace policies and programs designed to reduce the health and safety risks due to job insecurity and other work organization hazards. RESULTS: There is consistent evidence that workers in lower socioeconomic or social class positions are exposed to greater job insecurity and other work organization hazards than workers in higher socioeconomic positions. Likewise, racial and ethnic minorities and immigrants are exposed to greater job insecurity. Limited research examining the effects of interventions targeting work organization hazards on disparities has been conducted; nonetheless, intervention strategies are available and evidence suggests they are effective. CONCLUSIONS: Job insecurity and work organization hazards play a role in creating and sustaining occupational health disparities. Employment and workplace policies and programs have the potential to reduce these hazards, and to reduce disparities.
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Emigrantes e Imigrantes , Emprego/organização & administração , Etnicidade , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Grupos Minoritários , Saúde Ocupacional , Classe Social , HumanosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: This analysis describes beliefs about work safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) among Latino roofing workers, it delineates their perceptions of work environment characteristics that affect work safety and PPE use, and it describes how they experience work injuries and the consequences of these injuries. METHODS: In-depth interviews were completed with 10 current and former Latino residential roofers. Interview transcripts were subjected to systematic qualitative analysis. RESULTS: Participants' valued productivity over safety, and this had a negative influence on their safety behavior and reduced their PPE use. They understood that roofing was hazardous. They limited use of PPE when they felt it reduced productivity and when it was uncomfortable. Work environment characteristics that affected safety included company size, the physical demands of the job, lack of training, the need for work, general life stress, and distractions at work. An injury had to result in lost work time to be considered significant. Access to health care is limited by employers not providing Workers' compensation. DISCUSSION: Future research is needed to substantiate these descriptive results and to delineate factors that are associated with safety behavior and use of PPE. Interventions, based on a lay health educator model, are needed to improve safety in this population. Safety regulations need to be evaluated and their enforcement needs to be improved.
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Indústria da Construção , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Saúde das Minorias , Saúde Ocupacional , Segurança , Adulto , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Equipamentos de Proteção/estatística & dados numéricos , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) over 1 year in Latino poultry processing workers. METHODS: Symptoms and nerve conduction studies were used to identify Latino poultry processing workers (106 wrists) and Latinos in other manual labor occupations (257 wrists) that did not have CTS at baseline, and these individuals were then evaluated in the same manner 1 year later. RESULTS: Based on wrists, the 1-year incidence of CTS was higher in poultry processing workers than non-poultry manual workers (19.8% vs. 11.7%, P = 0.022). Poultry workers had a higher odds (1.89; P = 0.089) of developing CTS over 1 year compared to non-poultry manual workers. DISCUSSION: Latino poultry processing workers have an incidence of CTS that is possibly higher than Latinos in other manual labor positions. Latino poultry workers' high absolute and relative risk of CTS likely results from the repetitive and strenuous nature of poultry processing work.
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Síndrome do Túnel Carpal/epidemiologia , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Doenças Profissionais/epidemiologia , Adulto , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Indústria de Processamento de Alimentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Condução Nervosa , North Carolina/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
This study documents older adults' sources of health information, describes the purposes for health information seeking, and delineates gender and ethnic variation in health information seeking. Sixty-two African American and White adults aged 65 and older completed qualitative interviews describing their use of complementary therapies. Interviews identified how individuals obtained and shared health information. Friends, not family, were the dominant source of health information. Participants ranged from active seekers to passive consumers of health information. Information seeking was common for benign symptoms. More women than men discuss health information with others. Friends are the primary source of health information for rural older adults. There is substantial passivity in the pursuit of health information. Identifying health information sources of rural older adults can support the dissemination of information to those who share it with others.
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Negro ou Afro-Americano , Comportamento de Busca de Informação , População Branca , Idoso , Terapias Complementares/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Masculino , North Carolina , Pesquisa Qualitativa , População Rural , Fatores SexuaisRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Manual laborers are at increased risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and a combination of history, physical examination, and nerve conduction studies is often used to screen for CTS in this population. Neuromuscular ultrasound may be a better screening tool, because it is painless. In this study we compare the accuracy of nerve conduction studies and ultrasound for CTS screening. METHODS: Five hundred thirteen manual laborers were screened prospectively for CTS using nerve conduction studies and neuromuscular ultrasound, and the accuracy of the 2 techniques was compared using the Katz hand diagram as the diagnostic standard. RESULTS: The ROC curves for the 2 techniques were not significantly different (P = 0.542), indicating that the approaches had similar diagnostic accuracy. CONCLUSIONS: Neuromuscular ultrasound is a painless technique that has diagnostic accuracy similar to nerve conduction studies and can be used to screen large populations at risk for CTS.
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Síndrome do Túnel Carpal/diagnóstico por imagem , Indústria de Processamento de Alimentos , Hispânico ou Latino , Programas de Rastreamento/métodos , Doenças Profissionais/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Síndrome do Túnel Carpal/etnologia , Síndrome do Túnel Carpal/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Hispânico ou Latino/etnologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Condução Nervosa/fisiologia , Doenças Profissionais/etnologia , Doenças Profissionais/fisiopatologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Ultrassonografia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of bifid median nerves and persistent median arteries, their co-occurrence, and their relationship to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are only understood partially. METHODS: We screened 1026 wrists of 513 Latino manual laborers in North Carolina for bifid median nerves and persistent median arteries using electrodiagnosis and ultrasound. RESULTS: A total of 8.6% of wrists had a bifid median nerve, and 3.7% of wrists had a persistent median artery independent of subgroup ethnicity, age, gender, or type of work. An association with definite carpal tunnel syndrome was not found. The presence of either anatomic variant was associated with a high likelihood of co-occurrence of another variant in the same or the contralateral wrist. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of median anatomic variants can be determined in field studies using ultrasound. Persistent median arteries and bifid median nerves tend to co-occur but do not put manual laborers at additional risk of developing CTS.
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Artéria Braquial/diagnóstico por imagem , Síndrome do Túnel Carpal/diagnóstico , Neuropatia Mediana/diagnóstico , Doenças Profissionais/diagnóstico , Doença Arterial Periférica/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Síndrome do Túnel Carpal/epidemiologia , Feminino , Indústria Alimentícia , Hispânico ou Latino , Humanos , Masculino , Neuropatia Mediana/diagnóstico por imagem , Neuropatia Mediana/epidemiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , North Carolina/epidemiologia , Doenças Profissionais/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Profissionais/epidemiologia , Doença Arterial Periférica/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Ultrassonografia , Recursos HumanosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Manual labor in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AgFF) Sector is provided primarily by immigrant workers. Limited information is available that documents the demographic characteristics of these manual workers, the occupational illnesses, injuries and fatalities they experience; or the risk factors to which they are exposed. METHODS: A working conference of experts on occupational health in the AgFF Sector was held to address information limitations. This paper provides an overview of the conference. Other reports address organization of work, health outcomes, healthcare access, and safety policy. CONTENTS: This report addresses how best to define the population and the AgFF Sector, occupational exposures for the sector, data limitations, characteristics of immigrant workers, reasons for concern for immigrant workers in the AgFF Sector, regulations, a conceptual model for occupational health, and directions for research and intervention.
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Agricultura , Emigrantes e Imigrantes , Agricultura Florestal , Doenças Profissionais/etnologia , Saúde Ocupacional/etnologia , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/etnologia , Pesqueiros , Política de Saúde , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Humanos , Saúde das Minorias/etnologia , Doenças Profissionais/etiologia , Doenças Profissionais/prevenção & controle , Exposição Ocupacional/efeitos adversos , Exposição Ocupacional/legislação & jurisprudência , Exposição Ocupacional/prevenção & controle , Saúde Ocupacional/educação , Saúde Ocupacional/legislação & jurisprudência , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/etiologia , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/prevenção & controle , Vigilância da População , Fatores de Risco , Sudeste dos Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: This study uses qualitative data to describe the tasks performed by chicken catchers, their organization of work, and possible health and safety hazards encountered. METHODS: Twenty-one Latino immigrant chicken catchers for North Carolina poultry-processing plants were interviewed to obtain their perceptions of the job and its hazards. Interviews were recorded and transcribed (n = 10) or detailed notes recorded (n = 11). Transcripts and notes were subjected to qualitative analysis. RESULTS: Chicken catching takes place in a highly contaminated and hazardous work environment. The fast pace of work, low level of control over work intensity, and piece rate compensation all result in high potential for work-related injury and illness, including trauma, electrical shock, respiratory effects, musculoskeletal injuries, and drug use. Workers receive little safety or job training. CONCLUSIONS: Chicken catching is characterized by a work environment and organization of work that promote injury and illness.