Adolescent Farm Work, Fatigue and Injuries in Colorado

科罗拉多州青少年农场工作、疲劳和受伤

• 批准号: 6760622
• 负责人: LORANN STALLONES
• 金额: $ 9.24万
• 依托单位: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-30 至 2004-09-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6760622
• 关键词: accidents; adolescence (12-20); agriculture worker; attitude; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; epidemiology; fatigue; health behavior; human subject; injury prevention; occupational health /safety; occupational psychology; sleep deprivation; accidents; adolescence (12-20); agriculture worker; attitude; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; epidemiology; fatigue; health behavior; human subject; injury prevention; occupational health /safety; occupational psychology; sleep deprivation

DESCRIPTION: Fatal and nonfatal injuries among adolescents have been reported to be higher on farms then in other environments. Reasons for higher injury rates among adolescents residing on farms are multifaceted and often unclear. Recent research has focused on identification of parental attitudes and behaviors, which place children and adolescents on farms at high risk of injury. Parents directly influence farm work practices among children and adolescents, and studies to understand parental motivation are important in designing effective educational programs to reduce injuries among adolescents on farms. Further work is needed to address the issue of adolescent behaviors and attitudes, which influence the risk of farm injuries. Other factors contributing to increased risk of injuries on farms must also be considered in the design of a comprehensive educational program to reduce injuries. One such area is the relationship between fatigue in adolescents and the risk of injuries. It has been documented that fatigue due to sleep deprivation leads to a diminished capacity to function effectively in adults. One study focusing on sleep loss in adolescents showed that sleep deprivation in adolescents was also related to the decline in performance. Despite obvious implications such observations may have on farm related injuries in adolescents, very little work has been done to assess level of fatigue in adolescents residing on farms. The purpose of this study is to: 1) describe attitudes and behaviors among adolescents aged 13-18 years, related to work practices on Colorado farms; 2) describe sleep patterns among adolescents on Colorado farms; 3) describe the injury patterns of 600 adolescents residing on Colorado farms; and 4) describe the relationship between injuries and adolescent attitudes, behaviors, work practices, and fatigue on Colorado farms.

描述：据报道，青少年的致命和非致命伤害在农场上比其他环境更高。 居住在农场的青少年中受伤率更高的原因是多方面的，而且通常不清楚。 最近的研究集中在识别父母的态度和行为上，这些态度和行为将儿童和青少年置于受伤高风险的农场上。 父母直接影响儿童和青少年的农场工作实践，并且研究要了解父母动机的研究对于设计有效的教育计划以减少农场青少年的伤害很重要。 需要进一步的工作来解决青少年行为和态度的问题，这会影响农场受伤的风险。在综合教育计划的设计中，还必须考虑导致农场伤害风险增加的其他因素，以减少伤害。 这样的领域之一就是青少年疲劳与受伤风险之间的关系。 已有证据表明，由于睡眠不足而引起的疲劳会导致成人有效发挥功能的能力降低。 一项针对青少年睡眠损失的研究表明，青少年的睡眠剥夺也与表现下降有关。 尽管明显的观察可能对青少年的农场相关伤害有明显的影响，但几乎没有做过很少的工作来评估居住在农场的青少年的疲劳水平。 这项研究的目的是：1）描述与科罗拉多农场的工作实践有关的13-18岁青少年的态度和行为； 2）描述科罗拉多农场青少年的睡眠方式； 3）描述居住在科罗拉多农场上的600名青少年的伤害模式； 4）描述科罗拉多农场的伤害与青少年态度，行为，工作实践和疲劳之间的关系。