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Frailty and occupational falls among older Japanese workers: An Internet‐based cross‐sectional study

OBJECTIVES: Occupational falls are a major problem for older workers, especially those in the tertiary industry. Recently, it has been suggested that frailty is associated with occupational falls, but it is unclear whether this holds true for older workers in the tertiary industry. This study examin...

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Autores principales: Matsugaki, Ryutaro, Matsuzaki, Hideaki, Saeki, Satoru, Fujino, Yoshihisa, Matsuda, Shinya
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37715321
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12424
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author Matsugaki, Ryutaro
Matsuzaki, Hideaki
Saeki, Satoru
Fujino, Yoshihisa
Matsuda, Shinya
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Matsuzaki, Hideaki
Saeki, Satoru
Fujino, Yoshihisa
Matsuda, Shinya
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description OBJECTIVES: Occupational falls are a major problem for older workers, especially those in the tertiary industry. Recently, it has been suggested that frailty is associated with occupational falls, but it is unclear whether this holds true for older workers in the tertiary industry. This study examined the relationship between frailty and occupational falls among older workers in the tertiary industry. METHODS: This was an Internet‐based cross‐sectional study. We recruited 5000 older workers (age, 60–75 years) employed in the tertiary industry who were registered with an Internet research company. Frailty was assessed using the Frailty Screening Index's five items, and participants were classified into robust, pre‐frailty, or frailty groups. Occupational falls were defined as falls experienced in the past 12 months while at work. The relationship between frailty and occupational falls was analyzed by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: It was found that 6.1% of participants had experienced at least one occupational fall in the past 12 months. On the multivariate analysis, the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for falls was higher with pre‐frailty (aOR: 1.95, 95% confidence interval: 1.30–2.94, P = .001) and frailty (aOR: 4.26, 95% confidence interval: 2.74–6.65, P < .001) compared with robust. Similar results were obtained when the outcome was occupational falls with injury. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that frailty is associated with occupational falls among older workers in tertiary industries. We recommend that employers introduce frailty screening, and consider countermeasures based on the screening results to prevent occupational falls among older workers.
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spelling pubmed-105044252023-09-17 Frailty and occupational falls among older Japanese workers: An Internet‐based cross‐sectional study Matsugaki, Ryutaro Matsuzaki, Hideaki Saeki, Satoru Fujino, Yoshihisa Matsuda, Shinya J Occup Health Brief Reports OBJECTIVES: Occupational falls are a major problem for older workers, especially those in the tertiary industry. Recently, it has been suggested that frailty is associated with occupational falls, but it is unclear whether this holds true for older workers in the tertiary industry. This study examined the relationship between frailty and occupational falls among older workers in the tertiary industry. METHODS: This was an Internet‐based cross‐sectional study. We recruited 5000 older workers (age, 60–75 years) employed in the tertiary industry who were registered with an Internet research company. Frailty was assessed using the Frailty Screening Index's five items, and participants were classified into robust, pre‐frailty, or frailty groups. Occupational falls were defined as falls experienced in the past 12 months while at work. The relationship between frailty and occupational falls was analyzed by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: It was found that 6.1% of participants had experienced at least one occupational fall in the past 12 months. On the multivariate analysis, the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for falls was higher with pre‐frailty (aOR: 1.95, 95% confidence interval: 1.30–2.94, P = .001) and frailty (aOR: 4.26, 95% confidence interval: 2.74–6.65, P < .001) compared with robust. Similar results were obtained when the outcome was occupational falls with injury. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that frailty is associated with occupational falls among older workers in tertiary industries. We recommend that employers introduce frailty screening, and consider countermeasures based on the screening results to prevent occupational falls among older workers. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10504425/ /pubmed/37715321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12424 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Occupational Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Japan Society for Occupational Health. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title Frailty and occupational falls among older Japanese workers: An Internet‐based cross‐sectional study
title_full Frailty and occupational falls among older Japanese workers: An Internet‐based cross‐sectional study
title_fullStr Frailty and occupational falls among older Japanese workers: An Internet‐based cross‐sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Frailty and occupational falls among older Japanese workers: An Internet‐based cross‐sectional study
title_short Frailty and occupational falls among older Japanese workers: An Internet‐based cross‐sectional study
title_sort frailty and occupational falls among older japanese workers: an internet‐based cross‐sectional study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37715321
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12424
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