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Exploring an Incubator to Decrease Stress in Farmers Occupational Stress and Depression in Beginning Kentucky Farmers

NCT04932018 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2022-11-18

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Summary

The purpose of this 6- month study is to determine the feasibility of a start-up incubator intervention designed to decrease occupational stress and depression for beginning Kentucky farmers. The objectives are to: #1) test the feasibility of a mentorship and start-up incubator intervention on depression in beginning Kentucky farmers using questionnaires administered prestudy, mid-study, and post-study; #2) explore associations between mentorship, occupational stress and depression in beginning Kentucky farmers using specific survey questionnaires to guide future research. This study's results will provide valuable data to agriculture and occupational health researchers. The data will illustrate the impact of mentorship and community support on improving depression and occupational stress of beginning Kentucky farmers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Community of Support

The 6-month virtual community will consist of self-directed learning modules that will vary in content from worker and family relationships, collaboration and skill acquisition to self-care habits; problem-solving; monthly sessions will include a positive psychology exercise.

BEHAVIORAL

Mentorship Incubator

The 6-month incubator intervention will consist of monthly interactive time with an assigned study facilitator/farmer mentor.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/CDC)

    collaborator FED

  • Martha Biddle

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martha Biddle, PhD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-01
Primary Completion
2022-09-30
Completion
2022-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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