Stress and wellbeing in farmers: The role of social and psychological capital

Despite erroneous perceptions, farming as an occupation is one of high demands and stress, and is associated with a high prevalence of suicide. It is also associated with low levels of help-seeking. The current study aimed to explore stress and wellbeing in farmers with a focus on possible mediators and outcomes. Members of the farming community (n=274 -199 males and 75females) completed questionnaire measures of stress, loneliness, mental health and wellbeing, help seeking, coping and support. Participants scored significantly higher on measures of loneliness, depressed and anxious affect, and lower on wellbeing, and sense of community. Loneliness correlated inversely with sense of community and wellbeing. Males exhibited higher levels of stress. Over all 73% of males and 27% of females said they would not seek help. Of significant practical concern is the high level who would not seek help, particularly among males. In addition, the findings on psychological capital and self-compassion point to potential preventative strategies

Help Seeking Among Male Farmers and their Female Partners: A Qualitative Exploration

This study explored help-seeking among male farmers and their female partners, usingdata collected via 16 face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Eight male farmers and eightfemale partners aged 26-56 years were recruited. Data were analysed using thematicanalysis. Seven main themes were identified, healthcare, self-protection, costs, support,roles, accessibility, and community. Both partners valued healthcare but identified barriersto enacting help seeking. Stigma and fear of embarrassment and disclosure led to selfprotectionthrough avoidance of help seeking. A community culture of masculinity mitigatedagainst disclosure and help seeking though females were more open to change. Maleswere more reluctant to discuss mental health and focused mainly on physical healthcare.Time and cost were also restrictive but support enabled help seeking. It is suggested thata social ecological model should be applied and there is a need to provide a more farmingfriendly primary care

Novel chiral heteroleptic magnesium amides for use in enantioselective synthesis

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A New Long Memory Volatility Model

Financial Econometrics and Risk Management — Topic Contributed Papers ; IMS, Section on Risk Analysis : Abstract - #308097This paper proposes a new type of long memory volatility model by mixing a common GARCH and a hyperbolic decaying structures. It is superior the commonly used FIGARCH and HYGARCH models since the variance of the hyperbolic structure is finite and that of the whole process may be infinite. Some probabilistic properties and the quasi-maximum likelihood estimation are also developed. The simulation experiments and a real example give further support to this new model

Development of chiral heteroleptic magnesium amides; asymmetric deprotonations mediated by six-membered metallocyclic amidomagnesium naphtholates

A series of enantioenriched six-membered metallocyclic amidomagnesium naphtholates were prepared and used to probe the structure-reactivity/selectivity relationships of heteroleptic magnesium base complexes within asymmetric deprotonation reactions. An effective complex was identified and applied within enantioselective enolisation processes, delivering good levels of enantioselectivity and also revealing key structural requirements for achieving such selectivity

Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards 2022 (CHEERS 2022) statement: updated reporting guidance for health economic evaluations

Health economic evaluations are comparative analyses of alternative courses of action in terms of their costs and consequences. The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement, published in 2013, was created to ensure health economic evaluations are identifiable, interpretable, and useful for decision making. It was intended as guidance to help authors report accurately which health interventions were being compared and in what context, how the evaluation was undertaken, what the findings were, and other details that may aid readers and reviewers in interpretation and use of the study. The new CHEERS 2022 statement replaces previous CHEERS reporting guidance. It reflects the need for guidance that can be more easily applied to all types of health economic evaluation, new methods and developments in the field, as well as the increased role of stakeholder involvement including patients and the public. It is also broadly applicable to any form of intervention intended to improve the health of individuals or the population, whether simple or complex, and without regard to context (such as health care, public health, education, social care, etc). This summary article presents the new CHEERS 2022 28-item checklist and recommendations for each item. The CHEERS 2022 statement is primarily intended for researchers reporting economic evaluations for peer reviewed journals as well as the peer reviewers and editors assessing them for publication. However, we anticipate familiarity with reporting requirements will be useful for analysts when planning studies. It may also be useful for health technology assessment bodies seeking guidance on reporting, as there is an increasing emphasis on transparency in decision making