Development and Validation of a Physical and Psychosocial Job-Exposure Matrix in Older and Retired Workers

Objectives: A general population job-exposure matrix (GPJEM) including physical and psychosocial demands as well as psychosocial resources applicable to older and retired workers was developed. Its validity was evaluated by examining associations of physical demands and iso-strain (combination of high psychosocial demands and low resources) with...

Development and validation of a physical and psychosocial job-exposure matrix among older workers

Objectives We developed a general population job-exposure matrix (GPJEM), including physical and psychosocial demands as well as psychosocial resources, applicable to older and retired workers and evaluated its validity by examining associations with health. Methods Physical and psychosocial work exposures reported by 55–64-year-olds were...