Health Status and Risk Indicator Trends of the Aging U.S. Healthcare Workforce

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Lee, David J. ; Fleming, Lora E. ; LeBlanc, William G. ; Arheart, Kristopher L. ; Ferraro, Kenneth F. ; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie ; Muntaner, Carles ; Fernandez, Cristina A. ; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Bandiera, Frank C. ; Lewis, John E. ; Kachan, Diana
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  Describe the health status and risk indicator trends in a representative sample of US healthcare workers aged 45+ years.
  
  Methods
  
  Using pooled data from the 1997–2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), logistic regression analyses were performed to determine if age-group specific morbidity risks differed within occupational subgroups of the healthcare workforce (N=6,509). Health and morbidity trends were examined via complex survey adjusted and weighted Chi-square tests.
  
  Results
  
  Rates of functional limitation and hypertension increased among diagnosing/assessing healthcare workers. The prevalence of hearing impairment, cancer, and hypertension was 2–3x greater in health diagnosing/assessing workers 60+ years versus younger workers. Healthcare service workers were up to 19x more likely to be obese, compared to workers who diagnose/assess health.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Healthier workplaces and targeted interventions are needed to optimize the ability to meet healthcare demands of this aging workforce.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Aged Female Healthcare Industry Health Personnel Health Status Health Surveys Hearing Loss Humans Hypertension Male Middle Aged Morbidity Neoplasms Obesity Occupational Health Prevalence Risk US Workers

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 54(4):497-503
• Pubmed ID:
  22446575
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3323772
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1F30AG040886-01/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH003915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH003915-06A1/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F30 AG040886/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; OH003915-06A1/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 2R01OH003915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; OH003915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1a248b532448cf746db5456bf40c24a4031473ef0e09bd5c604992e91fc02ada
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33340/cdc_33340_DS1.pdf
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