Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Predictors of disability retirement

N Krause1, J Lynch, G A Kaplan

  • 1Human Population Laboratory, Public Health Institute, Berkeley, California, USA. nkrause@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
|February 26, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Poor work conditions significantly increase disability retirement risk. This study identifies job strain, heavy work, and dissatisfaction as key predictors, highlighting the link between workplace factors and retirement due to disability.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Seismogeodetic P-wave Amplitude: No Evidence for Strong Determinism.

Geophysical research letters·2020
Same author

Geodetic Observations of Weak Determinism in Rupture Evolution of Large Earthquakes.

Journal of geophysical research. Solid earth·2019
Same author

Using previous models to bias structural learning in the hierarchical BOA.

Evolutionary computation·2011
Same author

Understanding how inequality in the distribution of income affects health.

Journal of health psychology·2011
Same author

The nature and frequency of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

European journal of ophthalmology·2007
Same author

Low maximal oxygen uptake is associated with elevated depressive symptoms in middle-aged men.

European journal of epidemiology·2006

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Sociology of Work

Background:

  • The aging workforce is experiencing an increase in disability retirement.
  • Limited research exists on the specific predictors of disability retirement.
  • This study addresses this gap by examining a comprehensive set of factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prospectively identify predictors of disability retirement.
  • To investigate the roles of workplace, socioeconomic, behavioral, and health-related factors.
  • To provide evidence for interventions aimed at reducing disability retirement.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, population-based study design.
  • Inclusion of 1038 Finnish men from the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.

Related Experiment Videos

  • 4-year follow-up medical examinations were conducted.

    • Main Results:

    • Numerous job characteristics significantly predicted disability retirement, including heavy work, uncomfortable positions, long work hours, noise, and various forms of physical and mental job strain.
    • Job dissatisfaction was also strongly associated with increased incidence of disability retirement.
    • While socioeconomic factors, prevalent disease, and health behaviors were associated with disability retirement, workplace factors remained significant predictors even after controlling for these variables.

    Conclusions:

    • Strong associations exist between workplace factors and disability retirement incidence.
    • The findings link the issue of disability retirement directly to the problem of poor working conditions.
    • This underscores the need for improvements in work environments to mitigate disability retirement.