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[Work capacity and aging].

G Costa1

  • 1Dipartimento di Medicina e Sanità Pubblica, Università di Verona.

La Medicina Del Lavoro
|December 1, 2000
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Work ability in older adults is maintained by health, lifestyle, and work conditions. Ageing brings functional changes, but experience grows, necessitating flexible, tailored support to prevent discrimination and disability.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Gerontology
  • Sociology of Work

Background:

  • Work ability is influenced by health, lifestyle, and working conditions.
  • Ageing involves physiological decline but not necessarily unfitness for work, considering functional age and output.
  • Age-related physiological changes, diseases, and environmental factors impact ageing and work capacity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the multifaceted nature of work ability in the context of ageing.
  • To highlight the discrepancy between job demands and age-related functional changes.
  • To advocate for flexible, personalized strategies to support older workers.

Main Methods:

  • Review of biological and physio-pathological perspectives on ageing.
  • Analysis of practical considerations regarding job demands versus individual changes.

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  • Examination of interindividual variability in older workers' conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • Ageing does not inherently render individuals unfit for work; functional age and actual output are key metrics.
    • Older workers may face increased relative workload due to misaligned job demands.
    • Ageing also confers professional benefits like strategic ability and experience.

    Conclusions:

    • Flexible and personalized measures are essential due to high interindividual variability in older workers.
    • European surveys indicate a need to reduce age discrimination and work disability.
    • Promoting work ability requires improving work organization and supporting older workers' psycho-physical well-being.