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Alcohol Consumption, Obesity, and Psychological Distress in Farming Communities—An Australian Study
Alcohol consumption patterns nationally and internationally have been identified as elevated in rural and remote populations. In the general Australian...
August 18, 2013
Training and Experience of Nurses in Responding to Alcohol Misuse in Rural Communities
Alcohol misuse by farmers continues to challenge rural nurses. This article reports on the experiences of Australian nurses participating in the Alcohol...
August 18, 2013
International Perspectives on Psychosocial Working Conditions, Mental Health, and Stress of Dairy Farm Operators
August 18, 2013
The effect of physical activity on psychological distress, cortisol and obesity: results of the farming fit intervention program
August 18, 2013
Cardiovascular risk factors and psychological distress in Australian farming communities
To examine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, psychological distress and associations between physical and mental health parameters...
August 18, 2012
Evaluation of an alcohol intervention training program for nurses in rural Australia
This paper reports on the development, implementation and evaluation of the Alcohol Intervention Training Program (AITP) designed to enhance nurses’ capacity...
August 18, 2012
Chest pain in rural communities; balancing decisions and distance
This pilot study examines the prevalence of cardiac risk factors in a cohort of agricultural workers, assesses their knowledge of local emergency health...
August 18, 2011
The Alcohol Intervention Training Program (AITP): A response to alcohol misuse in the farming community
Farm men and women in Australia have higher levels of problematic alcohol use than their urban counterparts and experience elevated health risks associated...
August 18, 2011