Abstract
BackgroundAs average life span increases, elderly will account for an increasing proportion of the total population in most parts of the world. Thus, initiatives to retain older workers at the labor market are becoming increasingly important. This study will investigate the influence of physical and psychosocial work environment throughout working life and physical and cognitive capacity in midlife on labor market attachment among older workers.Methods/DesignApproximately 5000 participants (aged 50–60 years) from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank (CAMB) will be followed prospectively in a national register (DREAM), containing information on a week-to-week basis about social transfer payments for about 5 million Danish residents. Using Cox regression, we will model the risk of long-term sickness absence, disability pension, early retirement and unemployment within a 4 to 6 year period from the baseline measurement as a function of the following predictors: 1) physical work demands throughout working life, 2) psychosocial working conditions throughout working life, 3) physical capacity in midlife, 4) cognitive capacity in midlife. Estimates will be adjusted for age, sex, lifestyle, socioeconomic position, chronic disease and long-term sickness absence prior to baseline.DiscussionThe project will generate new knowledge on risk factors for loss of labor market attachment. The results will potentially contribute in identifying factors that could be targeted in future interventions for maintaining a longer and healthier working life among older workers.
Highlights
As average life span increases, elderly will account for an increasing proportion of the total population in most parts of the world
Work requirements will remain high or even increase in many industries, while physical capacity naturally decreases with age [4]. This can lead to reduced work ability [5], difficulties to cope with the requirements of the work, and increased risk of long-term sickness absence, unemployment and permanent drop-out of the labor market
Aim The aim of the study is - through a 4–6 year prospective register based follow-up study on the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank (CAMB) – to investigate the influence of physical and psychosocial work demands throughout life and of physical and cognitive capacity in mid-life on labor market attachment among older workers
Summary
As average life span increases, elderly will account for an increasing proportion of the total population in most parts of the world. Work requirements will remain high or even increase in many industries, while physical capacity naturally decreases with age [4]. This can lead to reduced work ability [5], difficulties to cope with the requirements of the work, and increased risk of long-term sickness absence, unemployment and permanent drop-out of the labor market. The variation of physical and cognitive resources increases with age and a significant proportion of older workers may lack the resources to cope with the demands of the work [4]
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