Musculoskeletal Pain, Occupational Exposure, Occupation-related Stress Disorder, Work Accident, Work Injury, Work-Related Stress Disorder, Work Related Upper Limb Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. The present study investigates push and stay mechanisms for labor market attachment among older (+50 yrs) workers or people who have recently retired.
Detailed description
Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. The present study investigates push and stay mechanisms for labor market attachment among older workers or people who have recently retired. The study is a questionnaire survey, which is already funded. The ambition is to apply for further funding to do a cohort that is repeated every 2-3 years, as well as long-term register follow-up in Danish national registers about health and work. The study has 4 target groups: 1. employed 2. unemployed 3. early retirement 4. disability pension The questionnaire survey is sent to 30,000 Danish citizens and contains the following 14 areas: 1. Basic information (demographics, employment status etc.) 2. Broad overview of factors that may influence labor market attachment (health, working conditions, economic factors) 3. Role of the workplace 4. Age-discrimination 5. Economy 6. Specific questions about the possibility for 'early retirement' among employed and unemployed 7. Gradual retirement (e.g. possibility for reduced time or responsibility) 8. Competencies and continuing education/training of skills 9. Return-to-work 10. New technologies at the workplace 11. Job satisfaction and well-being 12. Working environment (physical, psychosocial etc.) 13. Lifestyle 14. Health and functional capacity The study is supported by a grant from TrygFonden
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
TrygFonden, Denmark
Team Arbejdsliv
Aalborg University
Statistics Denmark
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Labor market status of: * employed (employed at least 20/37 hours per week 1.quarter of 2018) OR * unemployed (unemployed at least 20/37 hours per week 1.quarter of 2018) OR * early retirement OR * disability pension
Exclusion criteria
* those that do not fullfill the above inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | Through study completion, an average of 5 year | Mortality will be evaluated through Danish registers |
| Job satisfaction | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Job satisfaction will be evaluated using questionnaire |
| Sickness absence | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Sickness absence will be evaluated through Danish registers |
| Disability pension | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Disability pension will be evaluated through Danish registers |
| Psychosocial Working Environment | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Psychosocial Working Environment is measured using questionnaire |
| Physical Working Environment | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Physical Working Environment is measured using questionnaire |
| Role of the workplace | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Role of the workplace is measured using questionnaire |
| Age-discrimination | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Age-discrimination is measured using questionnaire |
| Economy | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Economic status is measured using questionnaire |
| Early retirement | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Specific questions about the possibility for 'early retirement' among employed and unemployed |
| Gradual retirement | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Gradual retirement (e.g. possibility for reduced time or responsibility). Questionnaire |
| Competencies | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Competencies, education/training of skills will be evaluated using questionnaire |
| Return-to-work | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Possibilities for returning to work for those currently not employed will be evaluated using questionnaire |
| New technologies | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | New technologies at the workplace will be evaluated using questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Health will be evaluated using questionnaire |
| Functional capacity | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Functional capacity will be evaluated using questionnaire |
| Lifestyle | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | Lifestyle will be evaluated using questionnaire |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed