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Who and How: Exploring the Preferred Senders and Channels of Mental Health Information for Wisconsin Farmers

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  • Josie M. Rudolphi

    (Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA)

  • Richard Berg

    (Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA)

  • Barbara Marlenga

    (Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA
    Currently retired.)

Abstract

Unfavorable economic and environmental conditions have fueled the development of mental health resources and services for farmers. However, it is unclear who farmers want mental health information from (senders) and how they want mental health information delivered (channels). A self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the preferred senders of mental health information and the preferred channels of mental health information. Farmers were most receptive to receiving mental health information from medical providers, spouses/family members, and friends. Among the channels of information, respondents were interested in receiving mental health information from farm newspapers/magazines and one-on-one in person. Our findings have pragmatic implications for agricultural safety and health and public health organizations working to disseminate mental health information to farmers. Receptiveness to specific senders and channels of information among farmers should inform resource dispersion and future intervention.

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  • Josie M. Rudolphi & Richard Berg & Barbara Marlenga, 2019. "Who and How: Exploring the Preferred Senders and Channels of Mental Health Information for Wisconsin Farmers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:20:p:3836-:d:275205
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    1. Katja Schladitz & Elena C. Weitzel & Margrit Löbner & Bettina Soltmann & Frank Jessen & Jochen Schmitt & Andrea Pfennig & Steffi G. Riedel-Heller & Uta Gühne, 2022. "Demands on Health Information and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patients from the Perspective of Adults with Mental Illness and Family Members: A Qualitative Study with In-Depth Interviews," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-23, November.
    2. Qianhui Ma & Shaofeng Zheng & Peng Deng, 2022. "Impact of Internet Use on Farmers’ Organic Fertilizer Application Behavior under the Climate Change Context: The Role of Social Network," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-19, September.
    3. Terasa Younker & Heidi Liss Radunovich, 2021. "Farmer Mental Health Interventions: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-30, December.

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