title: Evaluation and simplification of the occupational slip, trip and fall risk-assessment test.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the efficacy of the occupational slip, trip and fall (STF) risk assessment test developed by the Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association (JISHA). We further intended to simplify the test to improve efficiency.
  
  
  METHODS
  A previous cohort study was performed using 540 employees aged ≥50 years who took the JISHA's STF risk assessment test. We conducted multivariate analysis using these previous results as baseline values and answers to questionnaire items or score on physical fitness tests as variables. The screening efficiency of each model was evaluated based on the obtained receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The area under the ROC obtained in multivariate analysis was 0.79 when using all items. Six of the 25 questionnaire items were selected for stepwise analysis, giving an area under the ROC curve of 0.77.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the results of follow-up performed one year after the initial examination, we successfully determined the usefulness of the STF risk assessment test. Administering a questionnaire alone is sufficient for screening subjects at risk of STF during the subsequent one-year period.
authors.affiliation: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Mizushima Works, Health Care Center, Japan.
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: Tatsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
authors.forename: Masamizu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunimoto
authors.forename: Haruka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Odoi
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires