Towards a better understanding of work participation among employees with common mental health problems: a systematic realist review

Objectives: Common mental health problems (CMHP) represent a major health issue and burden to employees and employers. Under certain conditions work contributes to wellbeing and participation of employees with CMHP. Promoting work participation is important, however the specific conditions in which work participation occurs is complex and...

The influence of human resource practices on perceived work ability and the preferred retirement age: A latent growth modelling approach

Organisations are challenged to extend working lives of older workers. However, there is little empirical evidence available on how organisations should do this. This study aims to fill this gap by testing the effect of Human Resource (HR) practices on perceived work ability and the preferred retirement age. Based on the Conversation of...

Associations of sustained smoking and smoking cessation with work-related outcomes: a longitudinal analysis

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the association between sustained smoking and quitting with work-related outcomes among older workers. Methods: We categorized a sample of older employees into non-smokers, sustained smokers and quitters. Multivariable regression models were used to test longitudinal associations of sustained smoking...

Health and prolonging working lives: an advisory report of the Health Council of The Netherlands

Objective This opinion paper summarizes the main findings and recommendations of an advisory report on health and prolonging working life, which was requested by the Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment. Methods The advisory report was compiled by a multidisciplinary committee of ten scientists appointed by the Health Council of The...

The Influence of Multi-morbidity on the Work Ability of Ageing Employees and the Role of Coping Style

Purpose With an ageing workforce, employees are increasingly confronted with multi-morbidity. Especially physical and mental health problems often occur together. This study aims to (i) explore the effect of multi-morbidity on work ability of ageing employees, more specifically the effects of the number of health problems and the combination of...

Baanonzekerheid en duurzame inzetbaarheid van werknemers en zelfstandigen [Job insecurity and sustainable employability of employees and self-employed]

This article examines how job security is related to sustainable employability. It distinguishes between objective job security (or employment status) and subjective job security (satisfaction with job security). For the empirical analysis, we use the merged survey data sets of the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey and the Netherlands Self...

Company Policies on Working Hours and Night Work in Relation to Older Workers’ Work Ability and Work Engagement: Results From a Dutch Longitudinal Study with 2 Year Follow-Up

Purpose To longitudinally investigate (1) whether lower work ability and work engagement predict the use of company policies on reduced working hours and exemption from evening/night work among older workers, and (2) whether using such policies subsequently contribute to higher work ability and work engagement. Methods In total 6922 employees ...

Erratum to Company Policies on Working Hours and Night Work in Relation to Older Workers Work Ability and Work Engagement Results From a Dutch Longitudinal Study with 2 Year Follow-Up (J Occup Rehabil DOI 10.1007/s10926-015-9599-9)

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The effect of a health promotion intervention for construction workers on work-related outcomes: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Purpose The objective of the present study is to investigate the effects of a worksite health promotion intervention on musculoskeletal symptoms, physical functioning, work ability, work-related vitality, work performance, and sickness absence. Methods In a randomized controlled design, 314 construction workers were randomized into an...

Working longer in good health [Langer doorwerken in goede gezondheid]

Due to an ageing society, an increasing retirement age, and high prevalence of chronic health problems among older persons, it is important to understand how older employees [with health problems] can work for longer and productively, often this is termed ‘sustainable employability’. This context brought about the research presented in this...

The role of ability, motivation, and opportunity to work in the transition from work to early retirement: testing and optimizing the Early Retirement Model

Objectives Determinants in the domains health, job characteristics, skills, and social and financial factors may influence early retirement through three central explanatory variables, namely, the ability, motivation, and opportunity to work. Based on the literature, we created the Early Retirement Model. This study aims to investigate whether...

Prevention program at construction worksites aimed at improving health and work ability is cost-saving to the employer: Results from an RCT

Background: To prolong sustainable healthy working lives of construction workers, a prevention program was developed which aimed to improve the health and work ability of construction workers. The objective of this study was to analyze the cost-effectiveness and financial return from the employers' perspective of this program. Methods: A total...

The influence of chronic health problems on work ability and productivity at work: a longitudinal study among older employees

Objectives This study aimed to assess the influence of chronic health problems on work ability and productivity at work among older employees using different methodological approaches in the analysis of longitudinal studies. Methods Data from employees, aged 45–64, of the longitudinal Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation...

Study on transitions in employment, ability and motivation (STREAM): the design of a four-year longitudinal cohort study among 15,118 persons aged 45 to 64 years

The objective of the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM) is to acquire knowledge on determinants of transitions in employment and work productivity among persons aged 45-64 years. Research Framework: A research framework was developed, in which transitions in employment (e.g. leaving the workforce, entering the...

Differential effects of mental and physical health and coping style on work ability: A 1-year follow-up study among aging workers

OBJECTIVE: This study examines whether mental and physical health relate differently to work ability and whether these associations vary with coping style. METHODS: A 1-year longitudinal study was conducted among 8842 employees aged 45 to 64 years from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation. On-line questionnaires...

Sustaining the work ability and work motivation of lower-educated older workers: Directions for work redesign

This study examines directions for work redesign which might lead to the creation of sustainable jobs for lower-educated older workers (45 years or over, ISCED 0-2) and thus motivate and enable them to extend their working lives. We use longitudinal data on 1,264 older Dutch workers collected by the Netherlands Working Conditions Cohort Study to...

Work-related disease in general practice: A systematic review

Objectives. The objective was to answer the following questions: What is the prevalence of potentially work-related diseases in the general practice population? What is the incidence of consulting a GP for a potentially work-related disease? What is the relationship between diseases seen in general practice and work ability? Methods. Cochrane...