Background In many developed countries, the workforce is rapidly aging. Occupational
demands however, have not decreased despite the fact that workers see a decline in …

Population ageing is acknowledged as a global trend affecting the manufacturing workforce.
The progressive age-related decline of human capabilities may lead to an increase in …

The so-called smart manufacturing systems (SMS) combine smart manufacturing
technologies, cyber-physical infrastructures, and data control to realize predictive and …

Daily headlines warn American workers that their retirement years may be far from golden.
The main components of the retirement income system—Social Security and employer …

The main findings from reports published in scientific journals on the criteria and methods
used to assess fitness for work were reviewed. Systematic searches were made using …

Objective: To explore baseline risk factors for productivity loss and work disability over 5
years in patients with early, active RA. Patients and methods: In the FIN-RACo trial, 195 …

The baby boomer generation is well into the 50+ age bracket, making it one of the largest
demographic age cohorts. Whereas this cohort would have previously considered …

Objective Studies examining what renders workplace interventions to sustain and promote
work ability of older workers successful have largely neglected older workers´ perspective …

OBJECTIVE: To synthesize the evidence on factors associated with the maintenance of work
ability during the aging process. METHODS: SciELO, LILACS and PubMed databases were …

The aim of this study is to explore the occurrence and the risk factors of back-related loss of
working time in patients undergoing surgery for lumbar disc herniation. One hundred and …