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.

本数据集包含量化调查应答数据与关联的健康及生活方式信息，用于探究阻碍澳大利亚农户获取慢性疼痛有效治疗的各类障碍。本研究填补了乡村健康领域的一项重要空白，旨在明确疼痛严重程度、功能影响程度与疼痛自我效能感，如何与农户群体的人口统计学特征、职业属性及健康状况建立关联。核心数据为通过Qualtrics平台在线收集的结构化问卷应答数据，采用了经过验证的量表工具，包括疼痛-生活乐趣与日常活动量表（Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity scale）以及疼痛自我效能感量表（Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire）。本数据集还纳入了从国家农户健康中心（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，涵盖生理测量指标、生活方式行为、心理困扰指标以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。该整合数据集可用于探究农户群体的疼痛负担、治疗障碍，以及健康特征与求医行为间的关联。所得分析结果可为定制化慢性疼痛支持项目的开发，以及优化乡村医疗服务规划提供实证依据。