Work-Related Injury and the Older Adult

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• Personal Author:
  Cadogan MP ; Thomas EA
• Description:
  Many older adults are working beyond what was considered a "normal" retirement age in past generations. If work-related injury occurs, older adults may have increased vulnerabilities due to age and comorbid conditions not shared by their younger working peers. This article presents an individual example in which these vulnerabilities are explored, and unique processes within the work environment are noted. Awareness of the risks to older workers will aid clinicians in any setting to maximize prevention and management of co-morbidities that improve health status, function, and employment performance for older workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Aging Workforce Injuries Risk Factors Work Environment
• ISSN:
  0098-9134
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  9-12
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055898
• Citation:
  J Gerontol Nurs 2012 Sep; 38(9):9-12
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth Anne Thomas, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, COHN-S, CNL, Assistant Professor, University of California Los Angeles, School of Nursing, 3-153 Factor Building, Mail Code 691721, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6917
• Email:
  ethomas@sonnet.ucla.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Gerontological Nursing
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ecc0bcb9160e6460367a436a09006894d121ccd088f93a2cbbb6c54c5bcdddbcb93bc95037d26f6c8a835b25a1fcdf3f6817ad738cee50eadfdf56e4d7937d4e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213653/cdc_213653_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 201.79 KB ]