TY - JOUR
T1 - Health status and risk indicator trends of the aging US health care workforce
AU - Lee, David J.
AU - Fleming, Lora E.
AU - LeBlanc, William G.
AU - Arheart, Kristopher L.
AU - Ferraro, Kenneth F.
AU - Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie
AU - Muntaner, Carles
AU - Fernandez, Cristina A.
AU - Caban-Martinez, Alberto J.
AU - Davila, Evelyn P.
AU - Bandiera, Frank C.
AU - Lewis, John E.
AU - Kachan, Diana
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To describe the health status and risk indicator trends in a representative sample of US health care workers aged 45 years and older. METHODS: Using pooled data from the 1997 to 2009 National Health Interview Survey, logistic regression analyses were performed to determine whether age-group specific morbidity risks differed within occupational subgroups of the health care workforce (N = 6509). Health and morbidity trends were examined via complex survey adjusted and weighted chi-squared tests. RESULTS: Rates of functional limitation and hypertension increased among diagnosing/assessing health care workers. The prevalence of hearing impairment, cancer, and hypertension was two to three times greater in health-diagnosing/assessing workers aged 60 years and older than in younger workers. Health care service workers were up to 19 times more likely to be obese than workers who diagnose/assess health. CONCLUSIONS: Healthier workplaces and targeted interventions are needed to optimize the ability to meet health care demands of this aging workforce.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To describe the health status and risk indicator trends in a representative sample of US health care workers aged 45 years and older. METHODS: Using pooled data from the 1997 to 2009 National Health Interview Survey, logistic regression analyses were performed to determine whether age-group specific morbidity risks differed within occupational subgroups of the health care workforce (N = 6509). Health and morbidity trends were examined via complex survey adjusted and weighted chi-squared tests. RESULTS: Rates of functional limitation and hypertension increased among diagnosing/assessing health care workers. The prevalence of hearing impairment, cancer, and hypertension was two to three times greater in health-diagnosing/assessing workers aged 60 years and older than in younger workers. Health care service workers were up to 19 times more likely to be obese than workers who diagnose/assess health. CONCLUSIONS: Healthier workplaces and targeted interventions are needed to optimize the ability to meet health care demands of this aging workforce.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318247a379
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318247a379
M3 - Article
C2 - 22446575
AN - SCOPUS:84862818962
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 54
SP - 497
EP - 503
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 4
ER -
