Affiliation:
1. Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Tokyo Japan
2. Center for Urban Transitions Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne Australia
3. Dia Foundation for Research on Aging Societies Tokyo Japan
4. Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Tokyo Japan
5. Graduate School of Gerontology J. F. Oberlin University Tokyo Japan
Abstract
AimWorking in old age not only solves the labor shortage in Japan, but also benefits the health of the older workers; however, work‐related accidents are a major concern. Functional impairment is an important factor in such accidents. The first aim was to examine the association between frailty status and work‐related accidents, and the second aim was to identify those who utilize the opportunity to learn about safe work.MethodsThe participants were 7265 members of the Silver Human Resource Center in Tokyo, engaged in non‐regular and indeterminate paid work. The frailty status (robust, pre‐frail and frail) was assessed using the frailty screening index. We obtained data on self‐reported work‐related accidents that occurred in the past year, and the experience of participation in workshops and reading brochures for safe work. Modified Poisson regression analysis was carried out to calculate the prevalence ratio.ResultsThe prevalence of robust, pre‐frailty and frailty were 26.3%, 63.3% and 10.4%, respectively. The percentage of participants who reported work‐related accidents was 9.4%. Relative to robust participants, pre‐frail and frail participants showed 1.57‐fold (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.28–1.93) and 2.31‐fold (95% CI 1.79–2.98) higher prevalence ratios of work‐related accidents, respectively. The prevalence ratio in pre‐frail and frail participants were 1.08 (95% CI 1.04–1.11) and 1.14 (95% CI 1.09–1.20), respectively, for non‐participation in workshops, and 1.17 (95% CI 1.06–1.29) and 1.39 (95% CI 1.20–1.61), respectively, for not reading brochures.ConclusionsThese findings suggest the importance of support for older workers with functional impairment, as well as those without to continue to work safely. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2023; 23: 234–238.
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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