@article{ref1,
title="The associations between falls, fall injuries and labor market outcomes among U.S. workers 65 years and older",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2018",
author="Scott, Kenneth and Fisher, Gwenith G. and Barón, Anna E. and Tompa, Emile and Stallones, Lorann and DiGuiseppi, Carolyn",
volume="60",
number="10",
pages="943-953",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine whether falls are associated with the subsequent ability to work among workers 65 years and older. <br><br>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. <br><br>RESULTS: After adjustment multiple falls with or without a medically-treated injury were associated with time to limitation (HR = 1.77, 95% CI: 1.30-2.40; HR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.26-1.73, respectively). Adjustment mitigated a crude relationship between falls and time to exit. Significant interactions suggest the relationship between falls and labor force exit depends on age, race and job demands. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Falls, both non-injurious and injurious, are associated with subsequent health-related work limitation among workers 65 and older. Fall prevention activities would benefit workers who want or need to keep working past age 65.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000001379",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001379"
}