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Understanding farmers' barriers to health and mental health‐related help‐seeking: The development, factor structure, and reliability of the Farmer Help‐Seeking Scale.
- Source :
- Journal of Rural Health; Jan2024, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p64-74, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: The aim of this research was to develop a contextually and culturally appropriate scale to assess farmers' barriers to health‐related help‐seeking. Methods: An initial pool of items was developed from the academic literature and input from an expert panel of farmers, rural academics, and rural clinicians. A draft 32‐item questionnaire was then developed and sent to farmers registered with FARMbase, which is an Australian national farmer database. Findings: Two hundred and seventy‐four farmers completed the draft questionnaire (93.7% male, 73.7% aged 56‐75 years). An exploratory factor analysis identified 6 factors; "Health Issues are a Low Priority," "Concerns about Stigma," "Structural Health System Barriers," "Minimization and Normalization," "Communication Barriers," and "Continuity of Care.". Test‐retest reliability was examined with a further 10 farmers (90% male, Mean age = 57, SD = 5.91), who completed the questionnaire twice (at 2‐ to 3‐week intervals). Results indicated moderate‐good test‐retest reliability. Conclusions: The resulting 24‐item Farmer Help‐Seeking Scale provides a measure of help‐seeking that is specifically designed to capture the unique context, culture, and attitudes that can interfere with farmers' help‐seeking, and inform the development of strategies to increase health‐service utilization in this at‐risk group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EXPERIMENTAL design
RESEARCH evaluation
STATISTICAL reliability
RESEARCH methodology
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
COMMUNICATION barriers
HELP-seeking behavior
MENTAL health
HEALTH status indicators
SOCIAL stigma
CONTINUUM of care
FACTOR analysis
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
AGRICULTURAL laborers
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0890765X
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Rural Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174345716
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12768