Title
Individual and work-related predictors of work outcomes related to sustainable employment among male shift and day workers
Author
van de Ven, H.A.
Klein Hesselink, J.
Bultmann, U.
de Boer, M.R.
de Looze, M.P.
van der Klink, J.J.L.
Brouwer, S.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine which individual and work-related characteristics predict work outcomes related to sustainable employment among male shift and day workers. Methods Between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2009, data on individual and work-related characteristics of N=5640 employees of Tata Steel in the Netherlands were retrieved from the Occupational Health Service and company registers. Work outcomes related to sustainable employment were (i) temporarily being placed in less strenuous work, (ii) sickness absence ≥6 weeks, and (iii) leaving the organization. Cox proportional hazard analyses were performed for all outcome measures. Results Similar predictors were found for shift and day workers although some differences were observed. For shift workers, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease were important predictors for sickness absence. For day workers, insomnia was an important predictor of sickness absence ≥6 weeks. Conclusions Similar predictors in magnitude and direction were found for work outcomes related to sustainable employment among shift and day workers. Interventions aimed at enhancing sustainable employability should focus on individual and work-related characteristics. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Subject
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Resilient Organisations
Healthy Living
Work and Employment
Ageing
Men
Occupational health
Personnel turnover
Work schedule tolerance
WHC - Work, Health and Care SP - Sustainable Productivity and Employability
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3392
TNO identifier
481239
Source
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 40 (40), 287-294
Document type
article