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ArticleSafety and health at work2018

Interruptions, Unreasonable Tasks, and Quality-Threatening Time Pressure in Home Care: Linked to Attention Deficits and Slips, Trips, and Falls.

Achim Elfering, Maria U Kottwitz, Evelyne Häfliger, Zehra Celik, Simone Grebner

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Achim ElferingUniversity of Bern, Switzerland.
Maria U KottwitzPhilipps University of Marburg, Germany.
Evelyne HäfligerUniversity of Bern, Switzerland.
Zehra CelikUniversity of Bern, Switzerland.
Simone GrebnerUniversity of Bern, Switzerland.

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Abstract

backgroundIn industrial countries, home care of community dwelling elderly people is rapidly growing. Frequent injuries in home caregivers result from slips, trips, and falls (STFs). The current study tests attentional cognitive failure to mediate the association between work stressors and STFs.

methodsA sample of 125 home caregivers participated in a questionnaire study and reported work interruptions, unreasonable tasks, quality-threatening time pressure, conscientiousness, attentional cognitive failures, and STFs.

resultsIn structural equation modeling, the mediation model was shown to fit empirical data. Indirect paths with attentional cognitive failures as the link between work stressors and STF were all significant in bootstrapping tests. An alternative accident-prone person model, that suggests individual differences in conscientiousness to predict attentional cognitive failures that predict more frequent work stressors and STFs, showed no significant paths between work conditions and STFs.

conclusionTo prevent occupational injury, work should be redesigned to reduce work interruptions, unreasonable tasks, and quality-threatening time pressure in home care.

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fall preventionhome careoccupational health

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PMID30559992
PMCPMC6284161

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