Importance of the Working Environment for Early Retirement: Prospective Cohort Study with Register Follow-Up
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Importance of the Working Environment for Early Retirement : Prospective Cohort Study with Register Follow-Up. / Sundstrup, Emil; Thorsen, Sannie; Rugulies, Reiner; Larsen, Mona; Thomassen, Kristina; Andersen, Lars L.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, No. 18, 9817, 2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Importance of the Working Environment for Early Retirement
T2 - Prospective Cohort Study with Register Follow-Up
AU - Sundstrup, Emil
AU - Thorsen, Sannie
AU - Rugulies, Reiner
AU - Larsen, Mona
AU - Thomassen, Kristina
AU - Andersen, Lars L.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Background: This study investigates the role of physical work demands and psychosocial work factors for early retirement among older workers. Methods: Data from three Danish surveys on work environment and health among employed older workers (age 55-59) were merged with a national register containing information on labour market participation. Robust Poisson regression modelled the risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between physical and psychosocial work factors and early retirement, that is, not working after the age of 64. Results: Of the 2800 workers, 53% retired early. High physical work demands (RR 1.33, 95% CI 1.19-1.48), poor overall psychosocial working conditions (RR 1.43, 95% CI 1.26-1.61), and access to early retirement benefits (RR 1.79, 95% CI 1.53-2.10) predicted early retirement. Subgroup analyses revealed that poor overall psychosocial working conditions were a stronger predictor for early retirement among workers with seated jobs than those with physically active jobs. Conclusions: High physical work demands and poor psychosocial working conditions are factors that can push older workers out of the labour market prematurely. Poor psychosocial working conditions seem to be a particularly strong push factor among workers with seated work.
AB - Background: This study investigates the role of physical work demands and psychosocial work factors for early retirement among older workers. Methods: Data from three Danish surveys on work environment and health among employed older workers (age 55-59) were merged with a national register containing information on labour market participation. Robust Poisson regression modelled the risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between physical and psychosocial work factors and early retirement, that is, not working after the age of 64. Results: Of the 2800 workers, 53% retired early. High physical work demands (RR 1.33, 95% CI 1.19-1.48), poor overall psychosocial working conditions (RR 1.43, 95% CI 1.26-1.61), and access to early retirement benefits (RR 1.79, 95% CI 1.53-2.10) predicted early retirement. Subgroup analyses revealed that poor overall psychosocial working conditions were a stronger predictor for early retirement among workers with seated jobs than those with physically active jobs. Conclusions: High physical work demands and poor psychosocial working conditions are factors that can push older workers out of the labour market prematurely. Poor psychosocial working conditions seem to be a particularly strong push factor among workers with seated work.
KW - health
KW - older worker
KW - physical work demand
KW - physical workload
KW - psychosocial
KW - retirement
KW - statutory retirement age
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18189817
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18189817
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34574740
VL - 18
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1661-7827
IS - 18
M1 - 9817
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