title: Depressive symptoms in farm women: effects of health status and farming lifestyle characteristics, behaviors, and beliefs.
abstract: A multitude of responsibilities, environmental and social influences, and stressors place farm women at high risk for depressive symptoms. This cross sectional survey design study examines demographic, health status, and farm lifestyle characteristics, behaviors and beliefs as risk factors contributing to depressive symptoms among farm women in southeast Louisiana. The study was conducted in a stratified, random sample of 657 women 18 years and older. Factors predictive of depressive symptoms in adjusted logistic regression included those who experience poor health, perceive hazards associated with farming, experience recent farm-related injuries and engage in farming over longer periods of time. These findings help target interventions toward women at risk for depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Southeastern Louisiana University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hammond 70402, USA. acarruth@selu.edu
authors.forename: Ann K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Carruth
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Logan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D016015:Logistic Models; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides