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AGING WORKERS

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Ilmarinen, Juhani E·2001·Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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hronological aging starts at birth and ends at death.Therefore, anyone in the work force (15-64 years of age) can be considered an aging worker.However, the definition of an aging worker is generally based on the period when major changes occur in relevant work related functions during the course of work life.Functional capacities, mainly physical, show a declining trend after the age of 30 years, and the trend can become critical after the next 15-20 years if the physical demands of work do not decline.On the other hand, workers' perceptions of their ability to work indicate that some of them reach their peak before the age of 50 years, and five years later about 15-25% report that they have a poor ability to work, mainly those workers in physically demanding jobs but also those in some mentally demanding positions. 1Therefore, the ages of 45 or 50 years have often been used as the base criterion for the term "aging worker".The main reason for the "early" definition of aging among workers from the occupational health point of view is that it gives better possibilities for preventive measures.The need for early action has been emphasised by the low participation rates of workers who are aged 55 years or older and by the early exit of this age group from work life all over the world.

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  1. Birren JE , ed (1990) Handbooks of aging. (Academic Press, New York).
  2. Winn FJ Nielsen J Fallentin N , eds (1999) Second International Conference on Aging and Work. Experimental aging research. Special issue. (Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia), p 4, , 25.NOTES. This special issue introduces the latest research on aging and work. The following issues of aging are addressed: mental and physical factors, work design and management, training and education, attitudes, structural impediments, prevention of early exit, national and governmental policies. The articles describe the research activities in 16 countries showing similarities in problems and differences in problem solving. .
  3. Spirduso WW (1995) Job performance of the older worker. in Physical dimensions of aging. Chapter 13. ed Spirduso WW (Human Kinetics, Champaign, Illinois), pp 367–387, NOTES. This book, and especially chapter 13, corrects several false myths about aging. It summarises the changes needed at worksites according to the changes of aging in different body functions—a practical list of ergonomic adjustments is given. The chapter focuses also on productivity and aging, indicating, for example, that in both skill demanding and speed demanding jobs the productivity of older workers is better than that of younger workers. .

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Authors
Ilmarinen, J. E.
Affiliations
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FI)
Corresponding author
Ilmarinen, Juhani E
Venue
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2001-08-01
Volume
58
Issue
8
Pages
546-546
ISSN
  • 0007-1072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1351-0711
  • 1470-7926
OpenAlex
W4242039003
Cited by
504
References
9
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FWCI
5.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
Keywords
older workers, work ability, early retirement, work participation, physically demanding jobs, occupational health prevention
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aging, Demography, Employment, Humans, Middle Aged, Global Health, Workload, Age Distribution

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