Studies in the Area of Health Insurance Reported from East Carolina University (Covariates of Identified Stress and Depression among Seasonal…

Studies in the Area of Health Insurance Reported from East Carolina University (Covariates of Identified Stress and Depression among Seasonal Farmworkers)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- A new study on Health Insurance is now available. According to news reporting originating in Greenville, North Carolina, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "Many noted difficulties of farmworker life result in increased risk for stress and depression. To date, limited research has focused primarily on seasonal farmworkers; much of the prior research examines migrant farmworkers or both groups collectively."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from East Carolina University, "This study aims to: (1) describe levels of stress and depression among a sample of seasonal farmworkers; and (2) identify if covariates (age, gender, marital status, education level, years of residency, problems obtaining healthcare due to documentation, language barriers, transportation, costs, medical insurance, and stress level) are significant predictors of depressive symptoms. Survey data were collected from 150 Latino seasonal farmworkers. A hierarchical binary logistic regression was conducted to identify significant covariates. The results indicated that the only statistically significant covariates were health insurance coverage (p = 0.025) and stress (p = 0.008). Those farmworkers without health insurance were 1.8 times more likely than those with health insurance to possess depressive symptoms, while those demonstrating higher stress levels were over 7 times more likely to demonstrate symptoms of depression."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The implications of the results are discussed in the manuscript."

For more information on this research see: Covariates of Identified Stress and Depression among Seasonal Farmworkers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017;14(7):757-768. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health can be contacted at: Mdpi Ag, St Alban-Anlage 66, Ch-4052 Basel, Switzerland.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting B.H. Chaney, East Carolina Univ, Dept. of Hlth Educ & Promot, Greenville, NC 27858, United States.

Keywords for this news article include: Greenville, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America, Health Insurance, East Carolina University.

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