Background There has been a widely documented and recognized increase in diabetes
prevalence, not only in high-income countries (HICs) but also in low-and middle-income …

The current article summarizes the results of a comprehensive review of the international
research published between 1990 and 2010. The research was focused on the prevalence …

The World Health Organization's (WHO) active aging framework recognizes that age barriers
and ageism need to be removed in order to increase potential for active aging. However …

Unemployment rates in the United States remain near a 25-year high and global
unemployment is rising. Previous studies have shown that unemployed persons have an …

Background Governments need to increase the proportion of the population in work in most
developed countries because of ageing populations. We investigated longitudinally how self …

Background Almost all studies on the effect on health from unemployment have concluded
that unemployment is bad for your health. However, only a few review articles have dealt …

Objectives The aim of this study was to get insight into the role of poor health, unhealthy
behaviors, and unfavorable work characteristics on exit from paid employment due to …

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ill health and socioeconomic
status on labor force exit due to unemployment, early retirement, disability pension, or …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have large economic impact at multiple levels. To
systematically review the literature investigating the economic impact of NCDs [including …

Objectives To determine, using longitudinal analyses, if retirement is followed by a change
in the risk of incident chronic diseases, depressive symptoms, and fatigue. Design …