Sustainable Work Ability and Aging

In many industrialized countries, there is a sharp increase of the aging population due to a decrease in fertility rate and an increase in life expectancy. Due to which, the age dependency ratio rises and may cause increased economic burden among working age population. One strategy to combat this p...

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Main Author: Clas-Håkan, Nygård
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Language:English
Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
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description In many industrialized countries, there is a sharp increase of the aging population due to a decrease in fertility rate and an increase in life expectancy. Due to which, the age dependency ratio rises and may cause increased economic burden among working age population. One strategy to combat this problem is to prolong peoples working career. A sufficient work ability is a requirement for a sustainable and prolonged employment. Work ability is primarily a question of balance between work and personal resources. Personal resources change with age, whereas work demands may not change parallel to that, or only change due to globalization or new technology. Work ability, on average, decreases with age, although several different work ability pathways exist during the life course. Work-related factors, as well as general lifestyle, may explain the declines and improvements in work ability during aging. A sustainable work ability throughout the life course is a main incentive for a prolonged working career and a healthy aging. Work ability and work-related factors, are therefore important occupational and public health issues when the age of the population increases. This Special Issue, “Sustainable Work Ability and Aging”, includes in all 16 original articles and one opinion paper, organized in three sections. The research topics cover
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-603592023-12-20T15:54:27Z Sustainable Work Ability and Aging Clas-Håkan, Nygård HM401-1281 H1-99 intermediate outcomes musculoskeletal pain work environment occupational cohort involuntary work wellbeing municipal workers demography voluntary psychosocial hazards healthcare worker prevention work ability index (WAI) work work ability concept older workers longitudinal approach e-health predictors work ability index criterion validity content validity multisite pain job resources aging workforces sedentary measurement responsiveness occupational epidemiology future-orientedness of the job burnout stress knowing–doing gap occupational turnover intention sustainable employment exhaustion job performance health occupational stress prospective study COPSOQ II aging Australia job demands short-form validation register-based life course longitudinal studies workforce transitions age difference occupational health sustainable careers self-efficacy intervention research mature ages Dutch nurses prospective well-being physical heaviness perceived work ability construct validity group identification work ability intervention WAI prolonged work career JD-R model trajectories health promotion ageing workers predictive factors healthy aging data accuracy psychosocial work exposures intention to retire meaningfulness of work physical hazards need for recovery implementation socioeconomic factors psychological capital social status work stress work disability age perceived fit with current job bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFP Social interaction In many industrialized countries, there is a sharp increase of the aging population due to a decrease in fertility rate and an increase in life expectancy. Due to which, the age dependency ratio rises and may cause increased economic burden among working age population. One strategy to combat this problem is to prolong peoples working career. A sufficient work ability is a requirement for a sustainable and prolonged employment. Work ability is primarily a question of balance between work and personal resources. Personal resources change with age, whereas work demands may not change parallel to that, or only change due to globalization or new technology. Work ability, on average, decreases with age, although several different work ability pathways exist during the life course. Work-related factors, as well as general lifestyle, may explain the declines and improvements in work ability during aging. A sustainable work ability throughout the life course is a main incentive for a prolonged working career and a healthy aging. Work ability and work-related factors, are therefore important occupational and public health issues when the age of the population increases. This Special Issue, “Sustainable Work Ability and Aging”, includes in all 16 original articles and one opinion paper, organized in three sections. The research topics cover 2021-02-12T05:03:12Z 2021-02-12T05:03:12Z 2020-04-07 23:07:08 2020 book 44752 9783039280650 9783039280643 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/60359 eng application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2027 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03928-065-0 10.3390/books978-3-03928-065-0 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039280650 9783039280643 258 open access
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H1-99
intermediate outcomes
musculoskeletal pain
work environment
occupational cohort
involuntary
work wellbeing
municipal workers
demography
voluntary
psychosocial hazards
healthcare worker
prevention
work ability index (WAI)
work
work ability concept
older workers
longitudinal approach
e-health
predictors
work ability index
criterion validity
content validity
multisite pain
job resources
aging workforces
sedentary
measurement
responsiveness
occupational epidemiology
future-orientedness of the job
burnout
stress
knowing–doing gap
occupational turnover intention
sustainable employment
exhaustion
job performance
health
occupational stress
prospective study
COPSOQ II
aging
Australia
job demands
short-form validation
register-based
life course
longitudinal studies
workforce transitions
age difference
occupational health
sustainable careers
self-efficacy
intervention research
mature ages
Dutch nurses
prospective
well-being
physical heaviness
perceived work ability
construct validity
group identification
work ability
intervention
WAI
prolonged work career
JD-R model
trajectories
health promotion
ageing workers
predictive factors
healthy aging
data accuracy
psychosocial work exposures
intention to retire
meaningfulness of work
physical hazards
need for recovery
implementation
socioeconomic factors
psychological capital
social status
work stress
work disability
age
perceived fit with current job
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Clas-Håkan, Nygård
Sustainable Work Ability and Aging
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topic HM401-1281
H1-99
intermediate outcomes
musculoskeletal pain
work environment
occupational cohort
involuntary
work wellbeing
municipal workers
demography
voluntary
psychosocial hazards
healthcare worker
prevention
work ability index (WAI)
work
work ability concept
older workers
longitudinal approach
e-health
predictors
work ability index
criterion validity
content validity
multisite pain
job resources
aging workforces
sedentary
measurement
responsiveness
occupational epidemiology
future-orientedness of the job
burnout
stress
knowing–doing gap
occupational turnover intention
sustainable employment
exhaustion
job performance
health
occupational stress
prospective study
COPSOQ II
aging
Australia
job demands
short-form validation
register-based
life course
longitudinal studies
workforce transitions
age difference
occupational health
sustainable careers
self-efficacy
intervention research
mature ages
Dutch nurses
prospective
well-being
physical heaviness
perceived work ability
construct validity
group identification
work ability
intervention
WAI
prolonged work career
JD-R model
trajectories
health promotion
ageing workers
predictive factors
healthy aging
data accuracy
psychosocial work exposures
intention to retire
meaningfulness of work
physical hazards
need for recovery
implementation
socioeconomic factors
psychological capital
social status
work stress
work disability
age
perceived fit with current job
bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFP Social interaction
topic_facet HM401-1281
H1-99
intermediate outcomes
musculoskeletal pain
work environment
occupational cohort
involuntary
work wellbeing
municipal workers
demography
voluntary
psychosocial hazards
healthcare worker
prevention
work ability index (WAI)
work
work ability concept
older workers
longitudinal approach
e-health
predictors
work ability index
criterion validity
content validity
multisite pain
job resources
aging workforces
sedentary
measurement
responsiveness
occupational epidemiology
future-orientedness of the job
burnout
stress
knowing–doing gap
occupational turnover intention
sustainable employment
exhaustion
job performance
health
occupational stress
prospective study
COPSOQ II
aging
Australia
job demands
short-form validation
register-based
life course
longitudinal studies
workforce transitions
age difference
occupational health
sustainable careers
self-efficacy
intervention research
mature ages
Dutch nurses
prospective
well-being
physical heaviness
perceived work ability
construct validity
group identification
work ability
intervention
WAI
prolonged work career
JD-R model
trajectories
health promotion
ageing workers
predictive factors
healthy aging
data accuracy
psychosocial work exposures
intention to retire
meaningfulness of work
physical hazards
need for recovery
implementation
socioeconomic factors
psychological capital
social status
work stress
work disability
age
perceived fit with current job
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