Linking Stress and Injury in the Farming Environment: A Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Data

@article{Kidd1996LinkingSA,
  title={Linking Stress and Injury in the Farming Environment: A Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Data},
  author={P. Kidd and T. Scharf and M. Veazie},
  journal={Health Education \& Behavior},
  year={1996},
  volume={23},
  pages={224 - 237}
}
The first step in injury prevention is to understand the injury problem. This includes examining the nature of the problem from the perspective of the target community. This article uses qualitative methods to explain the nature of the injury problem and identifies prevention strategies through a three-step process: identify a causal model, validate the model, and identify strategies using the causal model. A causal model linking safety performance and safety demand, health decision making, and… Expand
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