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Auteur     David J Lee
Auteur     Lora E Fleming
Auteur     William G Leblanc
Auteur     Kristopher L Arheart
Auteur     Kenneth F Ferraro
Auteur     Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes
Auteur     Carles Muntaner
Auteur     Cristina A Fernandez
Auteur     Alberto J Caban-Martinez
Auteur     Evelyn P Davila
Auteur     Frank C Bandiera
Auteur     John E Lewis
Auteur     Diana Kachan
Résumé     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.
Publication     Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Date     Mar 22, 2012