Predictors of working beyond retirement in older workers with and without a chronic disease - results from data linkage of Dutch questionnaire and registry data

Wind, Astrid de; Scharn, Micky; Geuskens, G.; Beek, Allard J. van der; Boot, Cécile R. L.

doi:10.1186/s12889-018-5151-0

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“…As expected, good-physical-health enabled older workers to work beyond the statutory retirement age. This finding supports previous research showing that good health—both physically and mentally—(Demou et al 2017 ) and the absence of a chronic disease (De Wind et al 2018 ) are associated with working beyond retirement. A good health condition is also an important factor in the decision-making process to retire or work beyond the retirement age (Dingemans et al 2016 ).…”

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“…For example, recent insights suggested that good health—both physically and mentally—along with a need or desire to stay in employment are important reasons to work beyond the statutory retirement age (Demou et al 2017 ). This was also seen in a study by de Wind et al ( 2018 ) who found that workers without a chronic disease were more likely to work past the statutory retirement age compared to those with a chronic disease. Additionally, bridge employment offers the opportunity to engage in physical, cognitive and social activities which could lead to a higher quality of life.…”

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The role of personal characteristics, work environment and context in working beyond retirement: a mixed-methods study

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Hengel

Sewdas³

et al. 2018

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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ObjectiveTo investigate the role of personal characteristics, work environment and context in working beyond retirement.MethodsIn the current study, a mixed-methods design was applied including quantitative survey data and semi-structured telephone interviews. Respondents (N = 568) were selected from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM). Personal characteristics, work characteristics and contextual factors were measured using a questionnaire at baseline. Concurrently, qualitative data of 30 persons aged over 65 years were gathered. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify quantitative associations and thematic analyses were used for qualitative purposes.ResultsQuantitative data revealed that being in good physical health (OR = 1.80), developmental proactivity (OR = 1.38), interesting work (OR = 2.02), appreciation (OR = 1.62) and voluntary work (OR = 1.58) were associated with working beyond the statutory retirement age. Additionally, qualitative findings suggested that working beyond retirement was mainly driven by the desire to contribute to society (e.g., mentor younger coworkers), and identified the employers’ willingness to hire an older worker despite existing stereotypes as an important precondition.ConclusionsWorking beyond retirement is influenced by physical health and work characteristics, as well as motivational determinants such as the desire to contribute to society. However, to meet the increasing demands for paid jobs by individuals aged over 65 years, the willingness of employers to actually hire them is crucial. Therefore, recognition and utilization of older workers’ potentials is of great importance.

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confidence: 69%

The role of personal characteristics, work environment and context in working beyond retirement: a mixed-methods study

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Hengel

Sewdas³

et al. 2018

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…Due to the signi cant impact of health on employment, there are major health disparities between those who work or can work and those who cannot. For example, 27% of people without chronic disease are more likely to work beyond the recommended retirement age compared to 23% people with a chronic disease [21]. A diagnosis of diabetes is associated with a 30% increase in the rate of labour-force exit in Europe and the US [26].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, job loss or unemployment is associated with an increased risk in morality and cardiac events [22]. Among older workers those remaining in employment for longer are healthier than their unemployed or involuntarily retired counterparts [4,21]. Along with diverging health outcomes, a similar widening is occurring in economic resources in the older population [20,26].…”

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Unhealthy, Unwealthy and Left Behind – Workforce Participation and Inequality Among Older Australians

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Doan

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BackgroundAustralians born in 2012 can expect to live about 33 years longer than those born 100 years earlier. However, only seven of these additional years are spent in the workforce. Longer life expectancy has driven policies to extend working life and increase retirement age, the current Australian policy, which has increased the eligibility for the pension from 65 to 67 by 2023, assumes that an improvement in longevity corresponds with an improvement in health expectancy. However, there is mixed evidence of health trends in Australia over the past two decades. Although some health outcomes are improving among older age groups, many are either stable or deteriorating. This raises the question of how health trends intersect with policy for older Australians aged from 50-70. This paper considers the interplay between older workers’ health and workforce participation rates over the past 15 years when extended workforce participation has been actively encouraged. MethodsWe compared health and economic outcomes of the older people in following years with the base year (start of the study period), adjusting for some key socio-economic characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, education and equivalized household income by applying the Random effects estimator with maximum likelihood estimation technique.Results We find that regardless of increasing longevity, the health of older adults aged between 50-70 has slightly deteriorated. In addition, health gaps between those who were working into their older age and those who were not have widened over the 15-year period. Finally, we find that widening health gaps linked to workforce participation are also accompanied by rising economic inequality in incomes, financial assets and superannuation. With the exception of a small group of healthy and very wealthy retirees, the majority of the older Australians who were not working had low incomes, assets, superannuation, and poor health.ConclusionsThe widening economic and health gap within older population over time indicates a clear and urgent need to add policy actions on income and health, to those that seek to increase workforce participation among older adults.

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“…poprzez interwencję chirurgiczną, może sprzyjać powrotowi do aktywności zawodowej) [37]. Ponadto brak chorób przewlekłych wiąże się z częstszym kontynuowaniem pracy na emeryturze [38].…”

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Workplace health promotion as a tool for reducing the consequences of ageing of the working population

Goszczyńska

2019

Med Pr

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StreszczeniePrognozowana na najbliższe lata intensyfikacja procesu starzenia się polskiego społeczeństwa spowoduje poważne konsekwencje gospodarczo-społeczne. W skali makro będą obserwowane mniejsze wpływy do budżetu państwa (w związku ze zmniejszaniem liczebności siły roboczej) i wyższe wydatki publiczne (na emerytury, opiekę medyczną, opiekę długoterminową). Następstwa w skali mezo, tj. dotyczące zakładów pracy, polegają na kurczeniu i starzeniu się zasobów pracy, co spowoduje poważne trudności w rekrutacji. Prawdopodobny jest też spadek produktywności starzejącej się załogi powiązany z absencją chorobową i prezentyzmem. Państwo może sprostać tym wyzwaniom, wspierając jak najdłuższą, utrzymywaną na wysokim poziomie aktywność społeczną i zawodową społeczeństwa. Narzędziem takiej polityki uczyniono m.in. promocję zdrowia w miejscu pracy (PZwMP). W literaturze -choć w wielu pozycjach wskazuje się różnorodne zalety tej promocji -brakuje kompleksowego opracowania podsumowującego jej osiągnięcia w kontekście starzenia się ludności. Dlatego celem artykułu jest przedstawienie dowodów naukowych przemawiających za skutecznością promocji zdrowia w miejscu pracy w przeciwdziałaniu lub łagodzeniu skutków tego procesu demograficznego (kurczenia się zasobów pracy oraz spadku produktywności starzejącego się personelu powiązanego z zachowaniami absencyjnymi). Przeprowadzono narracyjny przegląd literatury (polsko-i angielskojęzycznej, zidentyfikowanej w bazach EBSCO, PubMed, za pomocą wyszukiwarki Google oraz metodą "śnieżnej kuli"). Potencjał PZwMP w omawianym zakresie polega na jej skuteczności we wzmacnianiu zdrowia i przeciwdziałaniu problemom zdrowotnym personelu. Dobra kondycja zdrowotna, poprzez wzmacnianie zdolności do pracy oraz podtrzymywanie aktywności zawodowej, ogranicza kurczenie się zasobów pracy. Zmniejsza skalę absencji i prezentyzmu. Szeroko rozumiane problemy zdrowotne mają z kolei działanie odwrotne. Chociaż analizy skuteczności PZwMP we wzmacnianiu zdolności do pracy, wydłużaniu aktywności zawodowej, redukcji absencji, prezentyzmu czy spowodowanych nimi strat produktywności należą do słabo rozwiniętych obszarów badawczych, to zgromadzone systematyczne przeglądy literatury wskazują na jej potencjał w tym zakresie. Med. Pr. 2019;70(5):617-631 Słowa kluczowe: promocja zdrowia, starzenie się społeczeństwa, zasoby pracy, zakład pracy, skuteczność promocji zdrowia, starszy pracownik Abstract A significant intensification of the ageing process in Poland, projected for the upcoming years, will have serious socioeconomic consequences. This demographic process at the macro level will result in lower contributions to the state budget (due to decreased workforce) and higher public expenses (on pensions, healthcare and long-term care). Implications at the meso (workplace) level will include the diminishing and ageing of workforce, which will then cause troubles in recruitment. Decreased ageing personnel's productivity due to absence and presenteeism is also probable. One way of coping with such challenges by the state is...

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Predictors of working beyond retirement in older workers with and without a chronic disease - results from data linkage of Dutch questionnaire and registry data

Cited by 30 publications

References 17 publications

The role of personal characteristics, work environment and context in working beyond retirement: a mixed-methods study

The role of personal characteristics, work environment and context in working beyond retirement: a mixed-methods study

Unhealthy, Unwealthy and Left Behind – Workforce Participation and Inequality Among Older Australians

Workplace health promotion as a tool for reducing the consequences of ageing of the working population

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