Characteristic | Intervention (n=2275) | Control (n=2278) | Total (n=4553) |
Age, years | |||
Mean (SD) | 42.7 (11.5) | 42.7 (11.3) | 42.7 (11.4) |
Median (min, max) | 44.0 (19.0 to 74.0) | 44.0 (18.0 to 71.0) | 44.0 (18.0 to 74.0) |
Gender (Female), n (%) | 1948 (85.6) | 1921 (84.3) | 3869 (85.0) |
Average number of hours worked per week | |||
Mean (SD) | 35.8 (4.3) | 35.8 (4.5) | 35.8 (4.4) |
Median (min, max) | 37.5 (22.5 to 63.0) | 37.5 (15.0 to 62.0) | 37.5 (15.0 to 63.0) |
Job type, n (%) | |||
Qualified nurse/midwife | 952 (41.8) | 985 (43.2) | 1937 (42.5) |
Support worker | 286 (12.6) | 276 (12.1) | 562 (12.3) |
Healthcare assistant | 272 (12.0) | 246 (10.8) | 518 (11.4) |
Other qualified staff/healthcare professional | 150 (6.6) | 163 (7.2) | 313 (6.9) |
Domestic services | 115 (5.1) | 110 (4.8) | 225 (4.9) |
Administrator/receptionist/secretarial | 78 (3.4) | 100 (4.4) | 178 (3.9) |
Occupational therapist | 65 (2.9) | 65 (2.9) | 130 (2.9) |
Imaging | 64 (2.8) | 53 (2.3) | 117 (2.6) |
Physiotherapist | 68 (3.0) | 36 (1.6) | 104 (2.3) |
Pharmacist/pharmacy technician | 50 (2.2) | 53 (2.3) | 103 (2.3) |
Ward clerk | 44 (1.9) | 49 (2.2) | 93 (2.0) |
Doctor/consultant | 38 (1.7) | 42 (1.8) | 80 (1.8) |
Catering | 29 (1.3) | 38 (1.7) | 67 (1.5) |
Other | 51 (2.2) | 45 (2.0) | 96 (2.1) |
Areas worked in, n (%)* | |||
Ward | 1261 (55.4) | 1199 (52.6) | 2460 (54.0) |
Clinical room/area | 722 (31.7) | 755 (33.1) | 1477 (32.4) |
Community | 260 (11.4) | 268 (11.8) | 528 (11.6) |
Indoor hospital grounds/corridors | 160 (7.0) | 183 (8.0) | 343 (7.5) |
Office | 91 (4.0) | 113 (5.0) | 204 (4.5) |
Food preparation/serving area | 77 (3.4) | 87 (3.8) | 164 (3.6) |
Other | 80 (3.5) | 118 (5.2) | 198 (4.3) |
Had slip at work in the 12 months prior to enrolling in the study, n (%) | 850 (37.4) | 885 (38.8) | 1735 (38.1) |
If yes, how many? Median (min, max) | 2 (1 to 400) | 2 (1 to 300) | 2 (1 to 400) |
Suffered injury from any of these slips, n (%) | 96 (11.3) | 89 (10.1) | 185 (10.7) |
*not mutually exclusive.
%, percentage; max, maximum; min, minimum; n, number; SD, standard deviation.