Trends in working conditions and health across three cohorts of older workers in 1993, 2003 and 2013: a cross-sequential study
| Autor: | H. J. Hordijk, W. IJzelenberg, S. van der Pas, Dorly J. H. Deeg, M. van der Noordt, T.G. van Tilburg |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, Sociology, The Social Context of Aging (SoCA), Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Epidemiology and Data Science, APH - Aging & Later Life |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Gerontology Work Health Status Job-exposure matrix Population Working conditions Employability Logistic regression Cognitive functioning Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Older workers Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Cognitive skill education Aged education.field_of_study business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Cognition Middle Aged 030210 environmental & occupational health Psychological functioning Female Biostatistics business Physical functioning Psychosocial Cohorts Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health Van Der Noordt, M, Hordijk, H J, Ijzelenberg, W, Van Tilburg, T G, Van Der Pas, S & Deeg, D J H 2019, ' Trends in working conditions and health across three cohorts of older workers in 1993, 2003 and 2013 : A cross-sequential study ', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. 1, 1376 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7736-7 BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019) BMC Public Health, 19(1):1376. BioMed Central van der Noordt, M, Hordijk, H J, IJzelenberg, W, van Tilburg, T G, van der Pas, S & Deeg, D J H 2019, ' Trends in working conditions and health across three cohorts of older workers in 1993, 2003 and 2013 : A cross-sequential study ', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, no. 1, 1376 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7736-7 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-019-7736-7 |
| Popis: | Background Over the past decades, the number of older workers has increased tremendously. This study examines trends from 1993 to 2013 in physical, cognitive and psychological functioning among three successive cohorts of Dutch older workers. The contribution of the changes in physical and psychosocial work demands and psychosocial work resources to change in functioning is examined. Insight in health of the older working population, and in potential explanatory variables, is relevant in order to reach sustainable employability. Methods Data from three cohorts (observations in 1993, 2003 and 2013) of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) were used. Individuals aged 55–65 with a paid job were included (N = 1307). Physical functioning was measured using the Timed Chair Stand Test, cognitive functioning by a Coding Task and psychological functioning by the positive affect scale from the CES-D. Working conditions were deduced from a general population job exposure matrix. Linear and logistic regression analyses were performed. Results From 1993 to 2013, time needed to perform the Timed Chair Stand Test increased with 1.3 s (95%CI = 0.89–1.71), to a mean of 11.5 s. Coding Task scores increased with 1.7 points (95%CI = 0.81–2.59), to a mean of 31 points. The proportion of workers with low positive affect increased non-significantly from 15 to 20% (p = 0.088). Only the improvement in cognitive functioning was associated with the change in working conditions. The observed decrease of physically demanding jobs and increase of jobs with higher psychosocial resources explained 8% of the improvement. Conclusions Changes in working conditions may not contribute to improved physical and psychological functioning, but do contribute to improved cognitive functioning to some extent. Further adjustment of physical work demands and psychosocial work resources may help to reach sustainable employability of older workers. |
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