ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2024
Sowing seeds of awareness: a cross-sectional analysis of mental health literacy and help-seeking in Irish farmers.
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- Depression and anxiety symptoms in male and female farmers: association with farm characteristics and mental health protection strategies in the FarmCoSwiss cohort.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among patients with colorectal cancer: A latent profile analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
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backgroundFarmers around the world are at risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation yet many avoid seeking help. In Ireland, farmers' mental health is a national concern, as farmers face barriers of masculine norms around help-seeking. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and relationship between mental health literacy and mental health help-seeking in the Irish farming community. It also aimed to identify if mental health literacy or mental health help-seeking differed depending on gender, age, education, health status and income level.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional assessment of 351 Irish farmers' mental health literacy and help-seeking using validated psychometric measures: the Mental Help Seeking Intention Scale (MHSIS), the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Short Form (ATSPPH-SF), and the Multicomponent Mental Health Literacy Measure (MMHL).
resultsIrish farmers' mental health literacy and help-seeking scores were interrelated. Though low, farmers' scores were comparable to the general population and higher than some European samples. Despite broadly favourable attitudes towards seeking professional mental health help, Irish farmers perceived significant barriers to accessing care and exhibited stoic health attitudes. Farmers with less education and men were particularly at risk.
conclusionIrish farmers' stoic attitudes may be a response to their perceived lack of services. Interventions providing mental health literacy education and improving access to existing mental health services are particularly important for this population of farmers.
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