%0 Journal Article
%T The associations between falls, fall injuries and labor market outcomes among U.S. workers 65 years and older
%J Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
%D 2018
%A Scott, Kenneth
%A Fisher, Gwenith G.
%A Barón, Anna E.
%A Tompa, Emile
%A Stallones, Lorann
%A DiGuiseppi, Carolyn
%V 60
%N 10
%P 943-953
%X 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>
%G en
%I Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
%@ 1076-2752
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001379