Open AccessWorkforce Implications of Injury Among Home Health Workers: Evidence From the National Home Health Aide Survey
Author(s) -
Deirdre McCaughey,
Gwen McGhan,
Jinhyuk Kim,
D. R. Bran,
Hannes Leroy,
Rita A. Jablonski
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnr133
Subject(s) - workforce , environmental health , national health interview survey , home health , occupational safety and health , medicine , nursing , business , political science , health care , population , pathology , law
The direct care workforce continues to rank as one of the most frequently injured employee groups in North America. Occupational health and safety studies have shown that workplace injuries translate into negative outcomes for workers and their employers. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Organization of Work and Occupational Safety and Health framework is used to examine (a) relationships between injuries and work outcomes as reported by home health aides (HHAs) and (b) the likely efficacy of employee training and supervisor support in reducing worker risk for injury.
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