Age-related differences in insurance claim rates for work-related injuries and diseases for different occupations and industry sectors

2008 ◽  
pp. 341-352
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Claim ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Industry Sectors

The Influence of Age and Work-Related Expertise on Fine Motor Control

GeroPsych ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solveig Vieluf ◽  
Jasmin Mahmoodi ◽  
Ben Godde ◽  
Eva-Maria Reuter ◽  
Claudia Voelcker-Rehage
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Precision Grip ◽  
Middle Finger ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Force Variability ◽  
Fine Motor Control ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Right

Age-related decline of fine motor control commences even in middle adulthood. Less is known, however, whether age-related changes can be postponed through continuous practice. In this study we tested how age and professional expertise influence fine motor control in middle-aged adults. Forty-eight right-handed novices and experts (35 to 65 years) performed submaximal precision grip force modulation tasks with index or middle finger opposing the thumb, either with the right hand or the left hand. Novices revealed expected age-related differences in all performance measures (force initialization, mean applied force, variability), whereas experts outperformed novices in all outcome measures. Expertise seems to contribute to maintaining manual skills into older age, as indicated by the age and expertise interaction for the force initialization.

Mobile Design for Older Adults

2008 ◽  
pp. 624-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie A. Siek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Personal Digital Assistants ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Mobile Design ◽  
Information Appliances ◽  
Global Population

The global population of older people is steadily growing and challenging researchers in the human computer interaction community to design technologies to help them remain independent and preserve their quality of life. Researchers are addressing this challenge by creating assistive technology solutions using information appliances, such as personal digital assistants and mobile phones. Some have questioned whether older people can use information appliances because of age related problems. This chapter discusses work related to designing, implementing, and evaluating mobile applications for the aging. A discussion about what researchers should consider during the design process for information appliances shows the unique challenges posed by this population.

Application of Customizable Robot Assistance Systems to Compensate Age-Related Restrictions of the Musculoskeletal System for Assembly Workplaces

2016 ◽  
Vol 840 ◽  
pp. 82-90
Author(s):  
Lukas Stankiewicz ◽  
Carsten Thomas ◽  
Jochen Deuse ◽  
Bernd Kuhlenkötter
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal System ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Human Model ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Motion Data ◽  
Digital Human Model ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Assistance Systems

Due to the demographic change, hybrid work systems increasingly gain importance. Especially, robot based assistance systems show potential to respond individually to employee’s performance parameters. Existing technologies offer possibilities to capture individual performance parameters which can be transferred into a digital environment. Identified impairments, e.g. of the musculoskeletal system, can be used to design an individual work environment with human-robot collaboration that fits the employee’s needs to guarantee a low risk of physical harm due to work related strain. Following the employee’s capabilities, the simulation reveals stressful activities that can be transferred to the robot. Thus, the work system offers the opportunity to individually respond to the employee and the given tasks by creating a work situation that suits the employee’s preconditions. This paper presents an approach for capturing individual physical performance parameters in form of movement restrictions by a motion capturing system without markers and the transmission of the motion data into a digital human model. It will be shown how the simulation can be used to design a needs-based work place by integration of a robot based assistance system.

scholarly journals Do Telomeres Adapt to Physiological Stress? Exploring the Effect of Exercise on Telomere Length and Telomere-Related Proteins

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew T. Ludlow ◽  
Lindsay W. Ludlow ◽  
Stephen M. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Telomere Length ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Regenerative Capacity ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Tissue Degeneration ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Related Proteins

Aging is associated with a tissue degeneration phenotype marked by a loss of tissue regenerative capacity. Regenerative capacity is dictated by environmental and genetic factors that govern the balance between damage and repair. The age-associated changes in the ability of tissues to replace lost or damaged cells is partly the cause of many age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, and sarcopenia. A well-established marker of the aging process is the length of the protective cap at the ends of chromosomes, called telomeres. Telomeres shorten with each cell division and with increasing chronological age and short telomeres have been associated with a range of age-related diseases. Several studies have shown that chronic exposure to exercise (i.e., exercise training) is associated with telomere length maintenance; however, recent evidence points out several controversial issues concerning tissue-specific telomere length responses. The goals of the review are to familiarize the reader with the current telomere dogma, review the literature exploring the interactions of exercise with telomere phenotypes, discuss the mechanistic research relating telomere dynamics to exercise stimuli, and finally propose future directions for work related to telomeres and physiological stress.

scholarly journals An Observational Study to Assess Samprapti Ghataka in Cervical Spondylosis with Special Reference to Radiological Findings

AYUSHDHARA ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 3524-3534
Author(s):  
Subash Chandra Bose. M ◽  
Wadavadagi Shrikant
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spondylosis ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Radiological Findings ◽  
Related Condition ◽  
Convenience Food ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Vertebral Disc ◽  
Degenerative Disorder ◽  
Lifestyle Diseases

The western lifestyle, characterized by convenience food, television and PC’s taking its all on children as well as adults and is producing increased number of overweight, passive youngsters with lifestyle diseases. Spondylosis is degenerative inter vertebral disc with secondary proliferative osteoarthritis. Disc spaces collapse and associated ligament thickening and bony proliferation result in nerve root compression and narrowing of spinal canal. Cervical spondylosis which is a degenerative disorder in which structural and also functional derangements take place. It is an age related and also work-related disability usually found in the 30-60 years of age group. According to Ayurveda it is one among the Vataja Nanatmaja Vikara. There is no exact clinical entity mentioned in classics like cervical spondylosis, but it can be compared to Greevastambha, Apabahuka, Vishwachi Manyastamba, Manyagraha, Shirograham, Greevahundanam, Greevasandhigatavata. Cervical Spondylosis also known as cervical osteoarthritis or neck arthritis, is a common age-related condition that affects the joints and discs in our neck.

An Observational Tool to Assess Work Organizational Factors

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (14) ◽  
pp. 1375-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninica L. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Labor Skill ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Observational Tool ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Structural Restraints ◽  
Job Content ◽  
Industry Sectors

In a large 5-year prospective study of work-related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs), conducted by the SHARP Program in Washington State, an observational tool was used to assess the organization of work in twelve worksites in the health care and manufacturing industries. The tool, a two-page checklist, assessed the physical, social and temporal aspects of the work, and the global and task level job content. A comparison between industry sectors found variability. Significant associations between industry sector and both structural restraints of the task activities (p<0.0001) and pacing determinant (p<0.0001) were found. Several work organizational factors were negatively correlated including labor skill level and pacing determinant (-0.51, p<0.0001). Other work organization factors were positively correlated such as social content and pacing determinant (0.62, p<0.0001). These data will be used to investigate the relationships between physical, psychosocial, work organizational and individual factors and the risk of UEMSDs.

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