Differential Effects of Mental and Physical Health and Coping Style on Work Ability: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study among Aging Workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1238-1243

  Van De Vijfeijke, Hanneke ^a   Leijten, Fenna R M ^b,c   Ybema, Jan Fekke ^c   Van Den Heuvel, Swenne G ^c   Robroek, Suzan J W ^b   Van Der Beek, Allard J ^d   Burdorf, Alex ^b   Taris, Toon W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK CAPACITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84885678573     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182a2a5e1     Document Type: Article

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