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Design and Analysis for Fall Detection System Simplification
Published on: April 6, 2020
The Associations Between Falls, Fall Injuries, and Labor Market Outcomes Among U.S. Workers 65 Years and Older
Kenneth A Scott1, Gwenith G Fisher, Anna E Barón
1Denver Public Health, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado (Dr Scott); Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (Drs Fisher, Stallones); Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado (Dr Barón); Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Tompa); Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado (Drs Scott, Stallones, DiGuiseppi).
Objective:
The aim of this study was to examine whether falls are associated with the subsequent ability to work among workers aged 65 years and older.
Methods:
This longitudinal cohort study followed older workers enrolled in the Health and Retirement Study. Outcomes included time to health-related work limitation and to labor force exit.
Results:
After adjustment, multiple falls with or without a medically treated injury were associated with time to limitation [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.77, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.30 to 2.40; HR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.26 to 1.73, respectively]. Adjustment mitigated a crude relationship between falls and time to exit. Significant interactions suggest that the relationship between falls and labor force exit depends on age, race, and job demands.
Conclusion:
Falls, both noninjurious and injurious, are associated with subsequent health-related work limitation among workers aged 65 years and older. Fall prevention activities would benefit workers who want or need to keep working past age 65.
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