The influence of chronic health problems on work ability and productivity at work: A longitudinal study among older employees

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 473-482

  Leijten, Fenna R M ^a,b   van den Heuvel, Swenne G ^b   Ybema, Jan Fekke ^b   van der Beek, Allard J ^c   Robroek, Suzan J W ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analysis of change; Autoregressive; Chronic condition; GEE; Incidence; Older worker; Recovery; STREAM; Sustainable employability; Time lag

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK CAPACITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84906859564     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3444     Document Type: Article

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