Fall injuries among older employees working in nursing care facilities and characteristics of those workers in fall-related industrial accidents
Falls among workers in nursing care facilities increased from 50 years old, with varying incidence by occupation. To prevent fall-related industrial accidents among workers in nursing care facilities, the early detection of age-related physical and mental decline should be considered for each job type.
Authors
- Ryutaro Matsugaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9401-1939)
- Yuya Akagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-9580)
- Shuko Takeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-1981)
- Hiromi Rakugi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-4338)
- Kentaro Higashi
- Jiro Ohkochi
- Hirochika Ryuno
Institutions
- Shiga University of Medical Science (JP)
- Shiga University (JP)
- Gene Therapy Laboratory (FR)
- Osaka Health Science University (JP)
- Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.62.422
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00