Frost, Gillian, Liddle, Max, Cockayne, Sarah orcid.org/0000-0002-1288-5497 et al. (3 more authors) (2022) The relationship between age, workplace slips and the effectiveness of slip-resistant footwear among healthcare workers. Injury Prevention. pp. 256-258. ISSN 1475-5785
Abstract
Objectives. To explore any age-related trend in workplace slip rate and assess the effectiveness of appropriate slip-resistant footwear in preventing workplace slips by age. Methods. Secondary data analysis of the Stopping Slips among Healthcare Workers (SSHeW) trial, a two-arm randomised controlled trial conducted between March 2017 and May 2019. 4553 National Health Service (NHS) staff across seven sites in England were randomised 1:1 to the intervention group (provision of 5* GRIP-rated slip-resistant footwear) or the control group (usual work footwear). The primary outcome was self-reported workplace slips, ascertained primarily through weekly text messages throughout the 14-week trial follow-up and analysed using mixed effects negative binomial regression. This paper reports a control-group only analysis of the association between age and slip rate, and a full intention-to-treat analysis of the effectiveness of slip-resistant footwear by age. Results. The mean age of participants was 43 years (range 18-74). In the control-group only analysis, slip rate differed by age (p<0.001) with those aged 60+ having double the slip rate of those aged <30 years (95% CI 1.40-2.87). In the intention-to-treat analysis, the interaction between allocation and age was statistically significant (p=0.002). In addition, for all age groups except those aged <30 years, the slip rate in the intervention group was statistically significantly lower than the control group; the smallest incidence rate ratio (i.e., the biggest effect) was 0.39 (95% CI 0.25-0.65) in the 60+ age group. Conclusions. The provision of appropriate slip-resistant footwear was more effective at reducing workplace slips for older NHS staff. Keywords: Interventions; Occupational Injury; Randomised Trial; Workplace; Older People
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Institution: | The University of York | ||||
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) | ||||
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Depositing User: | Pure (York) | ||||
Date Deposited: | 04 Apr 2022 16:00 | ||||
Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2023 14:39 | ||||
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2022-044533 | ||||
Status: | Published | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2022-044533 |
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