Intensive physical activity following total hip arthroplasty increased the revision risk after 15 years: a cohort study of 973 patients from the Geneva Arthroplasty Register.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Younger recipients of total hip arthroplasty (THA) highly prioritize returning to preoperative levels of physical activity (PA). Surgeons have tended to give cautious advice concerning high-impact sports participation, but there have been few long-term studies. The purpose of our study was to investigate the risk of revision arthroplasty in relation to postoperative PA levels. METHODS: Patients registered in the Geneva Arthroplasty Register (GAR) who had elective THA when they were aged < 65 years were studied. Postoperative PA was collected prospectively 5-yearly using the UCLA activity scale. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate associations between PA and risk of revision THA. RESULTS: Amongst 1,370 eligible subjects, median age at THA 58 years (interquartile range 51-61), UCLA scores were available for 973 (71%). During follow-up over 15 years, there were 79 revisions, giving a cumulative risk of 7.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 5.8-9.4). After adjusting for covariates, we found an increased risk of revision for each unit increase in postoperative PA (HR 1.2, CI 1.1-1.4), and among people performing the most intensive PA (HR 2.7, CI 1.3-5.6) compared with those who were inactive. CONCLUSION: The overall risk of revision was small but intensive and moderate PA may be associated with an increased risk of revision.

Slow walking speed and health-related exit from employment among older workers over 5 years of follow-up: evidence from the Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) cohort study.

INTRODUCTION: With demographic changes, there is increasing demand for individuals and governments to lengthen working lives. Jobs that are very physically demanding are likely to be more difficult to sustain at older ages. If workers at risk of mismatch of demand and capability could be identified early, there would be opportunities for intervention for health or lifestyle and/or re-training or redeployment. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether self-reported walking speed (a good measure of function in elderly people) predicted health-related job loss (HRJL) longitudinally over 5 years of follow-up among middle-aged workers. DESIGN: Data came from the Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) prospective cohort study of middle-aged people (aged 50-64 years) in UK. SETTING: General population survey (sampling frame was 24 General Practice registers). PARTICIPANTS: The cohort included 8134 people recruited in 2013-2014. For the current analyses, 5217 people who ever worked and completed at least one follow-up questionnaire were eligible. PRIMARY OUTCOME: Exit from employment mainly or partly for health reasons (HRJL). RESULTS: At baseline, very slow walking speed was associated with: obesity, physical inactivity, smoking (men), financial hardship, lower educational attainment and not being in professional occupations. In total, 527 people (10%) reported at least one HRJL during follow-up. After adjustment, the HR for HRJL among men with very slow walking-speed was 4.32, 95% CI 2.72 to 6.87 and among women was 4.47, 95% CI 3.04 to 6.57. After further adjustment for 'difficulty coping with physical demands at work', hazards remained doubled in men and women. CONCLUSIONS: Self-reported walking speed could help identify older workers who are at increased risk of HRJL. This could provide opportunities for intervention through optimising health and lifestyle, restricting physical workload, retraining or redeployment. Early appropriate intervention could enable longer working lives and promote healthier, more equal ageing.

Incidencia de la incapacidad temporal por contingencia común en España según la actividad económica de la empresa / Incidence of non-work-related sickness absence in spain by economic activity of the company

Objetivo: La gestión de la incapacidad temporal por contingencias comunes (ITcc) en España se centra más en el control de su duración que en prevenir su incidencia. El objetivo de este trabajo es proporcionar valores de la incidencia de ITcc por ramas de actividad económica para orientar su gestión hacia la prevención. Métodos: Estudio retrospectivo basado en 646.337 afiliados al régimen general incluidos en la Muestra Continua de Vidas Laborales de 2009, que notifican 133.812 primeros episodios de ITcc iniciados en 2009. La tasa de incidencia, y su IC95%, se calculó con modelos de regresión de Poisson, cruda y ajustada por edad, tamaño de la empresa y categoría ocupacional, separadamente para hombres y mujeres. Resultados: La tasa de incidencia total por 100 personas-años fue de 29,8 (hombres: 24,7; IC95%:24,5-24,9 y mujeres: 36,3; IC95%: 36,0-36,5). Según ramas de actividad económica, las tasas de incidencia crudas más elevadas en los hombres fueron «Suministro de agua, saneamiento y residuos» (35,4) y «Actividades sanitarias» (33,9), y en las mujeres en «Actividades sanitarias» (48,3), «Administración pública» (41,2) y «Transporte y almacenamiento» (41,0). Conclusiones: Las empresas podrán comparar su incidencia de ITcc con estos valores de referencia para determinar si su incidencia está dentro del rango de valores esperados, lo que puede ayudarles a tomar decisiones orientadas a la prevención de las bajas por enfermedad común

Introduction: The management of sickness absence due to non-work-related diseases in Spain has typically focused on the control of its duration. The goal of this study was to provide estimates for the incidence of sickness absence due to nonwork-related diseases by economic activity to help shift the focus of management of sickness absence towards prevention. Methods: Retrospective study based on 646,337 workers and 133,812 episodes of sickness absence started in 2009, from the Working Continuous Life Sample. Incidence rate and its 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using Poisson regression models, crude and adjusted for age, company size, and occupational category, separately for men and women. Results: The overall incidence rate was 29.8 per 100 person-years; 24.7 (95%CI: 24.5-24.9) in men and 36.3 (36.0- 36.5) in women. By economic activity, the highest crude incidence rates in men were found in «Water supply, sanitation and wastes» (35.4) and «Health activities» (33.9); for women, «Health activities» (48.3), «Public administration» (41.2) and «Transportation and storage» (41.0) were the highest sectors. Conclusions: Companies can compare their sickness absence incidence rates to these benchmark values to determine if they are within the expected reference range, which may guide management decisions more towards the prevention of sickness absence