title: A cross-sectional exploration of excessive daytime sleepiness, depression, and musculoskeletal pain among migrant farmworkers.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, and the Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Joanne C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sandberg
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Grzywacz
authors.forename: Jennifer W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Talton
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quandt
authors.forename: Haiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Arjun B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Arcury
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D012890:Sleep; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult