TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of occupational respiratory symptoms among certified safe farm intervention participants
AU - Donham, Kelley J.
AU - Lange, Jeff L.
AU - Kline, Aaron
AU - Rautiainen, Risto H.
AU - Grafft, La Mar
N1 - Funding Information:
Kelley J. Donham, Aaron Kline, and LaMar Grafft are affiliated with the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Jeff L. Lange is a consultant to the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Risto H. Rautiainen is affiliated with the Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The Certified Safe Farm study was funded by NIOSH (grant no. U06/CCU712913), Wellmark Foundation, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Monsanto, Iowa Pork Producers Association, and the National Pork Board. Address correspondence to: Dr. Kelley J. Donham, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Campus, 132 IREH, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA (E-mail: [email protected]).
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Certified Safe Farm (CSF) is a multifaceted intervention including clinical Occupational and wellness screening, education, and on-farm safety audits with set safety standards, and performance incentives. Five years of respiratory health outcomes are reported in 150 CSF intervention farmers and 158 matched controls. Standardized health interviews and occupational histories were analyzed with descriptive statistics to determine prevalence rates. There was a 100% response rate from the standardized telephone interviews, and respectively a 94% and 89% response rate from the self-administered occupational health history questionnaire for the CSF intervention and the comparison population. The overall rate for occupational respiratory conditions was 17/100 person-years. At baseline there was no difference between the prevalence of respiratory symptoms between the CSF and control groups. However, over the course of the intervention, the CSF farmers increased their use of personal protective respiratory equipment at work, and experienced fewer episodes of acute symptoms of organic dust toxic syndrome (ODTS). The Certified Safe Farm intervention appeared to affect increased use of respiratory protection and decreased symptoms of ODTS.
AB - Certified Safe Farm (CSF) is a multifaceted intervention including clinical Occupational and wellness screening, education, and on-farm safety audits with set safety standards, and performance incentives. Five years of respiratory health outcomes are reported in 150 CSF intervention farmers and 158 matched controls. Standardized health interviews and occupational histories were analyzed with descriptive statistics to determine prevalence rates. There was a 100% response rate from the standardized telephone interviews, and respectively a 94% and 89% response rate from the self-administered occupational health history questionnaire for the CSF intervention and the comparison population. The overall rate for occupational respiratory conditions was 17/100 person-years. At baseline there was no difference between the prevalence of respiratory symptoms between the CSF and control groups. However, over the course of the intervention, the CSF farmers increased their use of personal protective respiratory equipment at work, and experienced fewer episodes of acute symptoms of organic dust toxic syndrome (ODTS). The Certified Safe Farm intervention appeared to affect increased use of respiratory protection and decreased symptoms of ODTS.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Hazard
KW - Health and safety
KW - Pork
KW - Respiratory disease
KW - Swine
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U2 - 10.1080/1059924X.2011.532761
DO - 10.1080/1059924X.2011.532761
M3 - Article
C2 - 21213163
AN - SCOPUS:78651066764
SN - 1059-924X
VL - 16
SP - 40
EP - 51
JO - Journal of Agromedicine
JF - Journal of Agromedicine
IS - 1
ER -