Objectives This study aims to provide insight into educational differences in duration of
working life by working life expectancy (WLE) and working years lost (WYL) through …

Changing demographics mean that many patients with soft tissue rheumatism, osteoarthritis,
inflammatory arthritis, large joint prostheses and age-related co-morbidities are seeking to …

Background Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a debilitating form of
chronic orthostatic intolerance that primarily affects women and causes substantial …

Background/objectives: The aims of the study were to examine (i) the association between
cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes and exit from paid employment via disability …

Background In response to population ageing, most countries within the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are planning increases to their pension …

Musculoskeletal disorders include a wide range of inflammatory and degenerative
conditions affecting the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, peripheral nerves and …

Background Policy makers in aging societies aim for the extension of work lives by
increasing the official retirement age. Despite these efforts, many people stop working …

Purpose To assess the risk of disability and early-age retirement associated with previous
long-term sickness absence for back pain (back-pain SA), exposure to high physical …

Toxic chemicals are released into land, air, and waterways daily. Exposure to such
chemicals, however, is not equally distributed across the US It is well documented that …

The working lives of Americans have become less stable over the past several decades and
older adults may be particularly vulnerable to these changes in employment quality (EQ) …