Treatment Barriers for Chronic Pain among Australian Farming Communities

This dataset contains quantitative survey responses and linked health and lifestyle data used to examine barriers preventing Australian farmers from accessing effective treatment for chronic pain. The research addresses a significant gap in rural health by identifying how pain severity, functional impact, and self-efficacy relate to demographic, occupational, and health characteristics within farming populations. The primary data consists of structured questionnaire responses collected online using Qualtrics on validated instruments including the Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity scale and the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. The dataset also incorporates selected variables extracted from the National Centre for Farmer Health’s Health and Lifestyle Assessment records, including physiological measures, lifestyle behaviours, psychological distress indicators and self-reported wellbeing. All records are de-identified and stored in standard spreadsheet formats to support statistical analysis. Data cleaning procedures include consistency checks, handling of missing values and preparation of derived variables required for analysis. The combined dataset enables exploration of pain burden, treatment barriers and associations between health characteristics and help-seeking behaviour among farmers. The resulting analyses contribute evidence to inform development of tailored chronic pain support programs and improved rural health service planning.

本数据集包含定量调研问卷回复数据及关联的健康与生活方式数据，用于探究阻碍澳大利亚农场主获取有效慢性疼痛治疗的各类障碍因素。
本研究填补了乡村健康领域的一项重要研究空白，旨在明确农场人群中疼痛严重程度、功能受损程度与自我效能感如何与人口统计学特征、职业特征及健康特征产生关联。
核心数据集为经验证的结构化问卷回复数据，通过在线调研平台Qualtrics采集，所用经过验证的测评工具包括疼痛、生活乐趣与日常活动量表（Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity scale）与疼痛自我效能感问卷（Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire）。
本数据集还纳入了从农场主健康国家中心（National Centre for Farmer Health）的健康与生活方式评估记录中提取的选定变量，涵盖生理指标、生活方式行为、心理困扰指标及自我报告的幸福感数据。
所有记录均已完成去标识化处理，并以标准电子表格格式存储，以支持后续统计分析工作。
数据清理流程包括一致性校验、缺失值处理，以及分析所需衍生变量的制备工作。
本整合数据集可用于探究农场人群的疼痛负担、治疗障碍，以及健康特征与求助行为之间的关联。
本研究所得分析结果可为定制化慢性疼痛支持方案的开发以及优化乡村健康服务规划提供循证依据。