title: The Saskatchewan Farm Injury Cohort: rationale and methodology.
abstract: The Saskatchewan Farm Injury Cohort (SFIC) is a major new Canadian study that was developed to evaluate potential causes of injury among farmers and their family members. The cohort involves 2,390 farms and 5,492 farm people being followed over a two-year period. The article describes the rationale and methodology for the baseline and longitudinal components of this study. The SFIC is one of the first studies to apply population health theory to the modeling of risks for injury in a defined Canadian population. In doing so, the relative influence of several potential causes of farm injury, including physical, socioeconomic, and cultural factors, will be estimated. Study findings will inform the content and targeting of injury prevention initiatives specific to the farm occupational environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. will.pickett@queensu.ca
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pickett
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hagel
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brison
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marlenga
authors.forename: Punam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koehncke
authors.forename: Trever
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Snodgrass
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dosman
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D000383:Agriculture; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004782:Environmental Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012525:Saskatchewan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology