SeniorWorkingLife (Danish Title: SeniorArbejdsLiv)

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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 workers or people who have recently retired. The study is a questionnaire survey, which is already funded. The ambition is to apply for further funding to do a cohort that is repeated every 2-3 years, as well as long-term register follow-up in Danish national registers about health and work. The study has 4 target groups: employed unemployed early retirement disability pension The questionnaire survey is sent to 30,000 Danish citizens and contains the following 14 areas: Basic information (demographics, employment status etc.) Broad overview of factors that may influence labor market attachment (health, working conditions, economic factors) Role of the workplace Age-discrimination Economy Specific questions about the possibility for 'early retirement' among employed and unemployed Gradual retirement (e.g. possibility for reduced time or responsibility) Competencies and continuing education/training of skills Return-to-work New technologies at the workplace Job satisfaction and well-being Working environment (physical, psychosocial etc.) Lifestyle Health and functional capacity The study is supported by a grant from TrygFonden

Official Title
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SeniorWorkingLife (Danish Title: SeniorArbejdsLiv)

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

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 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 Exclusion Criteria: those that do not fullfill the above inclusion criteria

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Employed<br>people aged +50 and currently employed | |
| Unemployed<br>people aged +50 and currently unemployed | |
| Early retirement<br>people aged +50 and currently on early retirement | |
| Disability pension<br>people aged +50 and currently on disability pension | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifestyle | Lifestyle will be evaluated using questionnaire | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | 
| Health | Health will be evaluated using questionnaire | Through study completion, an average of 2 year | 
| Functional capacity | Functional capacity will be evaluated using questionnaire | Through study completion, an average of 2 year |