SeniorWorkingLife (Danish Title: SeniorArbejdsLiv)

NCT03634410 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 70103
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. The present study investigates push and stay mechanisms for labor market attachment among older (+50 yrs) workers or people who have recently retired.

Conditions

Work Related Upper Limb Disorder; Musculoskeletal Pain; Work Accident; Work Injury; Work-Related Stress Disorder; Occupational Exposure; Occupation-related Stress Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (14)

• Psychosocial Working Environment

  Psychosocial Working Environment is measured using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Physical Working Environment

  Physical Working Environment is measured using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Role of the workplace

  Role of the workplace is measured using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Age-discrimination

  Age-discrimination is measured using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Economy

  Economic status is measured using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Early retirement

  Specific questions about the possibility for 'early retirement' among employed and unemployed

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Gradual retirement

  Gradual retirement (e.g. possibility for reduced time or responsibility). Questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Competencies

  Competencies, education/training of skills will be evaluated using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Return-to-work

  Possibilities for returning to work for those currently not employed will be evaluated using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• New technologies

  New technologies at the workplace will be evaluated using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Job satisfaction

  Job satisfaction will be evaluated using questionnaire

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Sickness absence

  Sickness absence will be evaluated through Danish registers

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Disability pension

  Disability pension will be evaluated through Danish registers

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Mortality

  Mortality will be evaluated through Danish registers

  Through study completion, an average of 5 year

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Lifestyle

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Health

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Functional capacity

  Through study completion, an average of 2 year

Study Arms (4)

Employed

people aged +50 and currently employed

Unemployed

people aged +50 and currently unemployed

Early retirement

people aged +50 and currently on early retirement

Disability pension

people aged +50 and currently on disability pension

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

People in Denmark aged +50. The population will be drawn by Statistics Denmark

You may qualify if:

• Labor market status of:
• employed (employed at least 20/37 hours per week 1.quarter of 2018) OR
• unemployed (unemployed at least 20/37 hours per week 1.quarter of 2018) OR
• early retirement OR
• disability pension

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark: lead
• TrygFonden, Denmark: collaborator
• Team Arbejdsliv: collaborator
• Aalborg University: collaborator
• Statistics Denmark: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Vinstrup J, Sundstrup E, Andersen LL. Psychosocial stress and musculoskeletal pain among senior workers from nine occupational groups: Cross-sectional findings from the SeniorWorkingLife study. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 29;11(3):e043520. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043520.

  PMID: 33782021 DERIVED

• Blafoss R, Skovlund SV, Lopez-Bueno R, Calatayud J, Sundstrup E, Andersen LL. Is hard physical work in the early working life associated with back pain later in life? A cross-sectional study among 5700 older workers. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 7;10(12):e040158. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040158.

  PMID: 33293310 DERIVED

• Skovlund SV, Blafoss R, Sundstrup E, Thomassen K, Andersen LL. Joint association of physical work demands and leg pain intensity for work limitations due to pain in senior workers: cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 18;20(1):1741. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09860-6.

  PMID: 33208134 DERIVED

• Andersen LL, Sundstrup E. Study protocol for SeniorWorkingLife - push and stay mechanisms for labour market participation among older workers. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jan 31;19(1):133. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6461-6.

  PMID: 30704447 DERIVED

Related Links

• SeniorArbejdsLiv

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 10, 2018
• First Posted: August 16, 2018
• Study Start: January 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2025
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: October 31, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Locations

DK (1)