In-depth study of the workers' perspectives to enhance sustainable working life: comparison between workers with and without a chronic health condition
W Koolhaas, JJL van der Klink, JPM Vervoort… - Journal of occupational …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To gain in-depth understanding of the number and type of experienced ageing
problems, obstacles to perform work tasks, retention factors to maintain work and support …
problems, obstacles to perform work tasks, retention factors to maintain work and support …
Towards a sustainable healthy working life: associations between chronological age, functional age and work outcomes
W Koolhaas, JJL van der Klink… - … European Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background: The aims of this study were:(i) to determine the relation between chronological
and functional age;(ii) to examine the association between chronological age and work …
and functional age;(ii) to examine the association between chronological age and work …
How do older employees with health problems remain productive at work?: a qualitative study
F Leijten, S van den Heuvel, G Geuskens… - Journal of occupational …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose The goal of this qualitative study was to gain insight into how older employees
remain productive at work in spite of health problems. Methods Twenty-six semi-structured …
remain productive at work in spite of health problems. Methods Twenty-six semi-structured …
[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a problem-solving based intervention to prolong the working life of ageing workers
W Koolhaas, JW Groothoff, MR de Boer… - BMC Public Health, 2015 - Springer
Background An ageing workforce combined with increasing health problems in ageing
workers implies the importance of evidence-based interventions to enhance sustainable …
workers implies the importance of evidence-based interventions to enhance sustainable …
[HTML][HTML] Enhancing a sustainable healthy working life: design of a clustered randomized controlled trial
W Koolhaas, S Brouwer, JW Groothoff… - BMC Public Health, 2010 - Springer
Background To improve a sustainable healthy working life, we have developed the
intervention'Staying healthy at work', which endeavours to enhance work participation of …
intervention'Staying healthy at work', which endeavours to enhance work participation of …
Introduction to the special section: Sustainability of work with chronic health conditions
Background The increasing prevalence of older workers and chronic health conditions
represents a growing occupational health concern. More research is needed to understand …
represents a growing occupational health concern. More research is needed to understand …
The impact of occupational therapy and lifestyle interventions on older persons' health, well-being, and occupational adaptation: A mixed-design study
A Johansson, A Björklund - Scandinavian Journal of Occupational …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate whether a four-month occupational based
health-promoting programme for older persons living in community dwellings could …
health-promoting programme for older persons living in community dwellings could …
Insights into the sustainable return to work of aging workers with a work disability: an interpretative description study
Purpose A sustainable return to work (S-RTW) following prolonged work disability poses
particular challenges as workers age. This article provides a synthesis of the factors and …
particular challenges as workers age. This article provides a synthesis of the factors and …
[HTML][HTML] Taking control of one's everyday life-a qualitative study of experiences described by participants in an occupational intervention
L Karlsson, LK Erlandsson, A Cregård, L Nordgren… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Sick leave due to stress-related ill-health is increasing and is often caused by
occupational imbalance. These types of issues tend to affect both the ability to work and …
occupational imbalance. These types of issues tend to affect both the ability to work and …
Associations of work-related factors and work engagement with mental and physical health: a 1-year follow-up study among older workers
FRM Leijten, SG van den Heuvel… - Journal of occupational …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The goals of this study were to determine whether, among older employees,
unfavourable physical and psychosocial work-related factors were associated with poorer …
unfavourable physical and psychosocial work-related factors were associated with poorer …