Occupational health and safety factors in advanced working age : results from the lidA study

Abstract

"Due to demographic change, in the coming years the German population will age and in the long term shrink. Good working conditions, workplaces that support employees' health and age-appropriate jobs are important prerequisites to ensure healthy aging and a long participation in working life. Especially with regard to the situation of older employees the relationship between psychosocial workloads and health deserves closer inspection. In this article, the 'lidA' (leben in der Arbeit) cohort study is presented. It focuses on the relationship between work, aging, labour force participation and health among employees in the baby boomer generation. In the future, occupational health and safety measures should focus increasingly on the psychosocial workload and the preservation of mental health." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Rauch, A., Tophoven, S., Eggs, J. & Tisch, A. (2015): Arbeitsbezogene gesundheitsrelevante Faktoren im fortgeschrittenen Erwerbsalter. Eine Studie mit neuen Analysemöglichkeiten. In: WSI-Mitteilungen, Vol. 68, No. 3, p. 212-218. DOI:10.5771/0342-300X-2015-3-212