Effectiveness of a problem-solving based intervention to prolong the working life of ageing workers

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Koolhaas, Wendy ^a   Groothoff, Johan W ^a   De Boer, Michiel R ^a,b   Van Der Klink, Jac J L ^a   Brouwer, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing workers; Aging workforce; Intervention study; Problem solving approach; Solution focused; Work ability

Indexed keywords

AGING; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGING; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROBLEM SOLVING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84924333257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1410-5     Document Type: Article

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