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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
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
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 256-258 |
Journal | Injury Prevention |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 12 Apr 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 May 2022 |
Bibliographical note
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022Projects
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NIHR PHR: SSHEW Does slip resistant footwear reduce slips among healthcare workers?
Torgerson, D. J., Torgerson, D. J., Cockayne, S., Cockayne, S., Hewitt, C. E. & Hewitt, C. E.
1/10/16 → 30/11/19
Project: Research project (funded) › Research