流行病影响谁:以人为中心的对老年工人的分析
Ruth Kanfer1, Sibley F Lyndgaard1, Corey E Tatel1
1School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology.
概括
随着COVID-19的流行,老龄化劳动力受到严重影响,因为他们意识到死亡率,工作场所的隔离和失业. 这种以工人为中心的观点凸显了老年员工面临的关键挑战.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,COVID-19大流行带来了前所未有的挑战.
- 老龄化劳动力,定义为55岁及以上的工人,面临着独特的脆弱性.
- 了解大流行对老年工人的影响对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 从以工人为中心的角度检查COVID-19大流行对老龄化劳动力的影响.
- 确定影响老年工人的经验的关键流行病特征.
- 建议未来对这一人口群体的研究方向.
主要方法:
- 流行病特征及其影响途径的概念性审查.
- 分析的重点是死亡率突出,工作场所的隔离和失业.
- 综合现有文献和理论框架.
主要成果:
- 流行病增加死亡率的突出性,可能会影响老年工人的风险感知和幸福感.
- 由于远程工作或锁定而导致的工作场所隔离,不成比例地影响着老年人.
- 不断上升的失业率给老龄化劳动力带来了重大的经济和社会风险.
结论:
- COVID-19大流行对老龄化劳动力的影响是多方面的,需要特别注意.
- 未来的研究应该探索针对老年工人的定制支持系统和政策干预措施.
- 以工人为中心的方法对于理解和减轻这一群体的流行病相关挑战至关重要.
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