Sensory impairment in older US workers

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Christ SL ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Ferraro KF ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Lam BL ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; McCollister KE ; Muennig P ; Zheng D
• Description:
  We used 1997-2004 National Health Interview Survey data to evaluate the prevalence of sensory impairment among US workers 65 years and older. Hearing impairment prevalence was 3 times that of visual impairment (33.4% vs 10.2%), and 38% of older workers reported experiencing either impairment. Farm operators, mechanics, and motor vehicle operators had the highest prevalence of sensory impairment. Workplace screening and accommodations, including sensory protection devices for older workers, are warranted given the greater risk for injuries among the sensory impaired. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Agriculture Construction Industry Education Eye Hazardous Substances Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Public Health Race Factors Safety Sense Organs Sex Characteristics Vision Disorders Welding

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Agricultural-workers Construction-workers Health-hazards Hearing-disorders Hearing-impairment Hearing-level Hearing-loss Machine-operators Public-health Racial-factors Sensory-disorders Sex-factors Surveillance-programs Vision-disorders Welders Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Indiana ; New York ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  99
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038177
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2009 Aug; 99(8):1378-1385
• Contact Point Address:
  David J. Lee, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Clinical Research Building, 1120 NW 14th St, Room 1530, Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  dlee@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1cc72d81ede1a8a8d4ecf7c0e837634f28fbe7e1911b05a4b3dd87ddc8c2a0163fc7399fe4a2591370280382115045687610951f3ffad75c1acc26c9f0ecf480
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191968/cdc_191968_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 510.33 KB ]