دورية أكاديمية
Fluid Intake and Hydration Status Among North Carolina Farmworkers: A Mixed Methods Study.
| العنوان: | Fluid Intake and Hydration Status Among North Carolina Farmworkers: A Mixed Methods Study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Mizelle E; East Carolina University., Larson KL; East Carolina University., Bolin LP; East Carolina University., Kearney GD; East Carolina University. |
| المصدر: | Workplace health & safety [Workplace Health Saf] 2022 Dec; Vol. 70 (12), pp. 532-541. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 24. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Sage Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101575677 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2165-0969 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 21650799 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Workplace Health Saf |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Jan. 2015- : Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Original Publication: Thorofare, NJ : Slack, Inc. |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Occupational Exposure* , Heat Stress Disorders*/prevention & control , Transients and Migrants*, Male ; Humans ; Farmers ; North Carolina ; Agriculture |
| مستخلص: | Background: Agricultural workers are disproportionately at risk for heat-related morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to explore how sociocultural and occupational factors, and environmental heat stress influenced fluid intake and hydration status among Latino farmworkers working in eastern North Carolina. Methods: A community-informed, mixed methods research study was conducted in partnership with staff at a federally qualified health center. In summer 2020, we recruited Latino farmworkers at migrant camps. Twenty-eight male, migrant farmworkers participated in focus group discussions and 30 completed surveys and provided urine specimens. Wet bulb globe temperatures were measured in fields where workers labored. Content analysis and parametric analyses were performed. Data integration was completed using a meta-matrix. Results: Prior to work, 46.7% of farmworkers' urine specific gravity measurements indicated dehydration, which increased to 100% after work. The farmworkers spent between 2 and 7.5 hours of their day working in conditions above the recommended limits for workplace heat exposure. Farmworkers described exposure to extreme heat and inconsistent occupational policy compliance. Farmworkers expressed the opportunity to drink water but accessibility and poor water quality limited hydration. The integrated data supported congruent findings of extreme heat, few work breaks, and substandard housing. Conclusion/application to Practice: Farmworkers are dehydrated at work, placing them at higher risk for heat-related illness (HRI). By engaging with agricultural stakeholders, occupational health nurses can combine efforts and advocate for effective health and safety work policies to reduce HRIs and deaths among farmworkers. Legislation stipulating cooling and hydration practices would support safer work environments. |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: farmworkers; fluid intake; heat-related illness; hydration status |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20220825 Date Completed: 20221129 Latest Revision: 20221129 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/21650799221117273 |
| PMID: | 36002982 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2165-0969 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/21650799221117273 |