SynthesisInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2015
The effectiveness of interventions for ageing workers on (early) retirement, work ability and productivity: a systematic review.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of work ability interventions on productivity: a systematic review.Journal of occupational health · 2025Pooled it
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- Evidence of Workplace Interventions-A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions to Promote Sustainable Employability: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Workplace health promotion for older workers: a systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2016Pooled it
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- Integrating participatory ergonomic management in non-weight-bearing exercise and progressive resistance exercise on self-care and functional ability in aged farmers with knee osteoarthritis: a clustered randomized controlled trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Trial
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- Individual Work Attitudes and Work Ability.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Factors associated with work ability among employees of an Italian university hospital.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- How effective are organizational-level interventions in improving the psychosocial work environment, health, and retention of workers? A systematic overview of systematic reviews.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Review
- Workplace Mental Health Disclosure, Sustainable Employability and Well-Being at Work: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Military Personnel with Mental Illness.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Aging engineers' occupational self-efficacy-a mixed methods study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Chronic diseases and productivity loss among middle-aged and elderly in India.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Exploring Health Trends Prior to State Pension Age for The Netherlands up to 2040.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The MAastricht Instrument for Sustainable Employability - Italian version (MAISE-IT): a validation study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Work motivation and occupational self-efficacy belief to continue working among ageing home care nurses: a mixed methods study.BMC nursing · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo systematically summarise the literature on the effects of interventions for ageing workers that address work-related measures of sustainable employability, i.e. (early) retirement, work ability and work productivity.
methodsA systematic review was performed by searching five electronic databases for relevant studies published between January 1992 and February 2014. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental intervention studies were included. The study population included workers aged ≥40 years, and the measured outcomes were positive indicators of labour force participation, i.e. (early) retirement, work ability and work productivity. The methodological quality of each included study was assessed, and best-evidence synthesis was applied to draw conclusions about the evidence for the effectiveness of each outcome.
resultsFour studies met the inclusion criteria. The interventions were diverse and ranged from individual (e.g. exercise) programmes to workplace programmes. Limited evidence for a favourable effect on early retirement was found. Insufficient evidence was found for the remaining outcomes, i.e. work ability and productivity, due to a lack of high-quality studies and consistent findings.
conclusionsInsufficient and limited evidence is available for a favourable effect of interventions to promote work-related components of sustainable employability in ageing workers. This is due to a scarcity of RCTs and inconsistent findings between the limited number of studies. Additional intervention studies are needed to support evidence-based decision making to prolong a healthy and productive working life for ageing workers.
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