Identification of Fall Prevention Strategies for the Military: A Review of the Literature

Canham-Chervak, Michelle; Cowan, David N.; Pollack, Keshia M.; Jackson, Rhonda; Jones, Bruce H.

doi:10.7205/milmed-d-14-00673

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“…Injuries among hospital employees, from falls and other mechanisms of injury, have been attributed to older age (Scott & Newman, 2013), the amount of overtime hospital employees typically have to work (Dembe, Erickson, Delbos, & Banks, 2005), consecutive shifts (Hopcia, Dennerlein, Hashimoto, Orechia, & Sorensen, 2012), low job satisfaction (Zontek, Isernhagen, Ogle, & Strasser, 2009), and other stressors such as monotonous work or conflicts in interpersonal relationships or collaborations (Salminen, Kivimäki, Elovainio, & Vahtera, 2003). A multifaceted fall prevention program established in three U.S. hospitals reduced slip, trip, and fall rates over 50% (Bell et al, 2008); therefore, this may be an intervention to consider for military hospitals (Canham-Chervak, Cowan, Pollack, Jackson, & Jones, 2015).…”

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Factors Associated With Injury Among Employees at a U.S. Army Hospital

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The purpose of this study was to investigate injury incidence and factors associated with injury among employees at a large U.S. Army hospital to inform injury prevention planning and health promotion education efforts. Demographics, health behaviors, and injury history were collected by survey from hospital employees between October and December 2014. Descriptive statistics were reported and factors associated with injury were determined using multiple logistic regression. Respondents (380; 56% females, 44% males; 54% active duty military, 45% civilians) reported a prevalence of unhealthy behaviors (e.g., not enough exercise [58%] and poor sleeping habits [49%]). Nearly half of respondents (47%) reported at least one occupational injury in the past 12 months. Leading mechanisms of injuries were repetitive overuse (36%), falls (15%), and single twisting movement/overexertion (14%). Leading activities at the time of injury were physical training (24%), walking/hiking (15%), and lifting or moving objects (11%). Factors associated with injury included active duty military status, less education, tobacco use, overuse of alcohol or drugs, and stress. Health education efforts and materials intended for hospital staff should incorporate identified modifiable injury risk factors (e.g., alcohol and drug use, stress, tobacco use, poor sleep). Injury prevention initiatives should focus on physical training, walking/hiking, and lifting. Establishment of surveillance and routine review of employee injury, illness, and health behavior data are recommended to monitor program effects and collect data necessary to inform future prevention priorities and planning.

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