Briana N. M. Hagen|Ashley Albright|Jan M. Sargeant|Charlotte B. Winder|Sherilee L. Harper|Terri L. O’Sullivan|Andria Jones?Bitton
Research trends in farmers’ mental health: A scoping review of mental health outcomes and interventions among farming populations worldwide
University of Guelph|University of Guelph|University of Guelph|University of Guelph|University of Alberta|University of Guelph|University of Guelph|University of Guelph
mental health issues among farmers identified population health concerns one systematic review focused suicide farming populations united states scoping studies examining mental health farming communities worldwide objectives scoping review provide descriptive analysis literature pertaining mental health outcomes farming populations describe international scope research highlight published mental health services interventions evaluatedfollowing arksey omalleys scoping review framework five major health science platforms used identify studies examining mental health outcomes farming populations worldwide studies met priori inclusion criteria published prior december 31 2017 included review data synthesis descriptive statistics conducted using stata 15 software proportions calculated countrythe initial literature search yielded 9906 records title abstract screening 676 articles reviewed infull 341 met priori inclusion criteria studies included conducted 1979 2017 majority 265 777 published 20022017 frequently measured outcomes stress 419 suicide 331 depression 326 70 studies examined stress described using quantitative research methods predominantly crosssectional designs 427 approximately 64 studies measured suicide reported using quantitative approach largest proportion included suicide studies 336 described using cohort designs approximately 84 studies measured depression described using quantitative approaches sixty percent studies reported using crosssectional study design twenty included studies described mental health service intervention 59this scoping review provides critical overview literature examining mental health outcomes farming populations worldwide given importance farming agriculture review used ensure future research complements existing work avoids unnecessary overlap begins tackle lessstudied mental health outcomes amongst farmers results guide researchers identified gaps research services leading informed approach future work ultimately comprehensive understanding mental health among farmers worldwide