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August 2009, Vol 99, No. 8 | American Journal of Public Health 1378-1385
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.141630

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Sensory Impairment Among Older US Workers

Evelyn P. Davila, MPH, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, MPH, Peter Muennig, PhD, David J. Lee, PhD, Lora E. Fleming, MD, PhD, Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD, William G. LeBlanc, PhD, Byron L. Lam, MD, Kristopher L. Arheart, EdD, Kathryn E. McCollister, PhD, Diane Zheng, MS and Sharon L. Christ, PhD

At the time of the study, Evelyn P. Davila, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, David J. Lee, Lora E. Fleming, William G. LeBlanc, Kristopher L. Arheart, Kathryn E. McCollister, and Diane Zheng were with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL. Peter Muennig was with Columbia University, New York, NY. Kenneth F. Ferraro was with Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Byron L. Lam was with the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami. Sharon L. Christ was with the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science and the Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Correspondence: Correspondence should be sent to David J. Lee, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Clinical Research Building, 1120 NW 14th St, Room 1530, Miami, FL 33136 (e-mail: dlee{at}med.miami.edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking on the "Reprints/Eprints" link.

We used 1997–2004 National Health Interview Survey data to evaluate the prevalence of sensory impairment among US workers 65 years and older. Hearing impairment prevalence was 3 times that of visual impairment (33.4% vs 10.2%), and 38% of older workers reported experiencing either impairment. Farm operators, mechanics, and motor vehicle operators had the highest prevalence of sensory impairment. Workplace screening and accommodations, including sensory protection devices for older workers, are warranted given the greater risk for injuries among the sensory impaired.






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