Arthritis and Functional Limitations Among Home Healthcare Aides: 2021-2023, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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• Personal Author:
  Turner, Shelbie G. ; Smiley, Adrianne ; Li, Jia ; Silver, Sharon R. ; Dicpinigaitis, Michael ; Sterling, Madeline R.
• Description:
  As the population ages, many families turn to home healthcare aides for help at home. Caregiving in the home is physically demanding and has implications for physical health. Arthritis, for example, is prevalent (35%-40%) among family caregivers and is associated with poor outcomes, including worse physical functioning and low-quality care. We hypothesized that home healthcare aides may be at increased risk of arthritis and functional disability given the job's physical demands (e.g., lifting patients at home without standardized equipment) and economic challenges (e.g., low wages and inadequate health insurance which can prevent home healthcare aides from seeking care).
• Subjects:
  Arthritis Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Health Risk Behaviors Home Health Aides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Aging; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; BRFSS; Home Health Care; Disabled Workers; Health Care Workers; Musculoskeletal Disorders; MSD; Author Keywords: Arthritis; Functional Disabilities; Home Healthcare; Pain
• ISSN:
  0002-8614
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; New York ; Pennsylvania ; Chicago Region [OSHA] ; New York City Region [OSHA] ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  74
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071163
• Citation:
  J Am Geriatr Soc 2026 Jan; 74(1):252-255
• Email:
  stu4002@med.cornell.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:954335fd5353a9c18a7d4a3cb89809cd16a1635741f60c0a1f70c117443057bd020b33f8b03a45854297345b8f6448087085c0ee3b35791accd4b8dfa9f8e99b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257930/cdc_257930_DS1.pdf
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