Timing of retirement and mortality - A cohort study of Swedish construction workers

Hult, Carl; Stattin, Mikael; Janlert, Urban; Järvholm, Bengt

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.043

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“…A Norwegian attempt to tighten eligibility criteria for disability benefits has mostly affected women, people with little formal education, and those with 'medically imprecise' diagnoses (Claussen 1998). Even if regulations regarding disability pensions vary considerably across countries and over time, poor health remains the prime factor in the granting of such pensions (Gjesdal et al 2009;Gjesdal et al 2004;Hult et al 2010). Hence, in order to reduce societal costs for disabilities and prevent the marginalisation of individuals, it would be useful to identify the healthrelated mechanisms causing a person to prematurely leave the labour market.…”

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Can high psychological job demands, low decision latitude, and high job strain predict disability pensions? A 12-year follow-up of middle-aged Swedish workers

Canivet

Choi

Karasek

et al. 2012

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Can high psychological job demands, low decision latitude, and high job strain predict disability pensions? A 12-year follow-up of middle-aged Swedish workers

Canivet

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Karasek

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Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…One reason for older people being more likely to suffer decreased health is their longer exposure to the work environment and the impact of lifestyle choices over time. It has also been suggested that work-related exhaustion is associated with an accelerated rate of biological ageing and a shortening of telomere length [50].However, other research shows that mortality rates are not affected by early or later retirement from working life when adjustments are made for diagnoses [51]. One study found it difficult to confirm whether it was the change in activity following retirement that increased mortality rates, or whether it was a health-associated selection bias of the early retired [52].…”

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Conceptualisation of ageing in relation to factors of importance for extending working life – a review

Nilsson

2016

Scand J Public Health

196

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2 Conceptualization of ageing in relation to factors of importance for extending working life -a reviewAim: The aim of this study was to explore and understand the complexity of ageing in relation to factors of importance for extending working life. Method: Discourse analysis of documents was used in an integrative review including 128 articles. Result: Four different conceptualization of ageing are shown affect older workers' ability to extend their working life: i) Biological ageing people's health in relation to their physical and mental work environment, their pace of work and recuperation needs; ii) chronological ageing statutory retirement age and policies and economic incentives devised for older workers by society, union and organisations/enterprises; iii) social ageing inclusion in different social groups, the attitude of managers, organisations and family members, the leisure activities and surrounding environment; and iv) mental/cognitive ageing self-crediting, motivating and meaningful activities, competence and skills in working life. Conclusion: Societies today focus mostly on chronological ageing and are looking to increase the retirement age with regard to statutory pension systems, e.g. beyond 65 years of age. The inter-relationships between chronological, mental, biological and social ageing and the nine areas identified as being important to older workers in these respects need to be considered when aiming to provide a sustainable working life for the increasing numbers of older workers in modern society.The theoretical model developed is a contribution to the critical debate that can be applied by societies, employers and managers in order to provide older workers with an inclusive and sustainable extended working life. Keywords:Ageing, older workers, retirement, health, economic, physical and mental work environment, working hours and rest, age management, competence and skills, motivation and work satisfaction, family and leisure pursuits. IntroductionThe ageing population is an important public health area and is widely seen as one of the most significant threats to global wealth because of the potentially profound social, economic and political implications and the strains it imposes on the robustness of welfare systems [1,2]. The number of people aged 60 and above is currently 3 increasing by more than two million per year in the Western world, roughly twice the rate observed until about four years ago. Life expectancy at birth today is over 80 years in 33 countries, up from 19 countries in 2005 [3].The challenges and opportunities posed by this demographic shift are of special interest for sustainable societies and require the implementation of policies to help people stay healthy and active in ageing, as well as in working life.Societies, organisations and businesses have to understand, manage and care for ageing workers in their extended working life. The main demographic factor that distinguishes older workers from other employees is obviously their age. Previous research has mostly ...

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“…A recent systematic review of longitudinal studies found contradictory evidence regarding the effects of early retirement on perceived general and physical health (3). An association between early retirement and increased mortality risk has been reported (12,13), but the assumed negative health effect of labor force exit may be attributable to health selection rather than causation (14,15). Individuals who are ineligible for early retirement schemes may also become unemployed or economically inactive.…”

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Educational differences in trajectories of self-rated health before, during, and after entering or leaving paid employment in the European workforce

Schuring¹,

Robroek²,

Lingsma³

et al. 2015

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Timing of retirement and mortality - A cohort study of Swedish construction workers

Cited by 37 publications

References 29 publications

Can high psychological job demands, low decision latitude, and high job strain predict disability pensions? A 12-year follow-up of middle-aged Swedish workers

Can high psychological job demands, low decision latitude, and high job strain predict disability pensions? A 12-year follow-up of middle-aged Swedish workers

Conceptualisation of ageing in relation to factors of importance for extending working life – a review

Educational differences in trajectories of self-rated health before, during, and after entering or leaving paid employment in the European workforce

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