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Occupational exposures associated with life expectancy without and with disability
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 17, Issue 17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 6377, p 6377 (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17):6377, 1-11. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), de Wind, A, Sewdas, R, Hoogendijk, E O, van der Beek, A J, Deeg, D J H & Boot, C R L 2020, ' Occupational Exposures Associated with Life Expectancy without and with Disability ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 17, 6377, pp. 1-11 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176377, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Policies to extend working lives often do not take into account potentially important health inequalities arising from differences in occupational exposures. Little is known about which occupational exposures are associated with these inequalities. This study aims to examine differences in life expectancy without and with disability by occupational exposures. Longitudinal data (1992&ndash<br />2016) on disability and physical and psychosocial work demands and resources of 2513 (former) workers aged &ge<br />55 years participating in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam were used. Gender specific life expectancies without and with disability by occupational exposures were calculated using multistate survival models. Women aged 55 years with high physical work demands had a lower life expectancy without disability than those with low exposure (1.02&ndash<br />1.57 years), whereas there was no difference for men. Men and women with high psychosocial work demands and resources had a longer life expectancy without disability than those with low exposure (1.19&ndash<br />2.14 years). Life expectancy with disability did not significantly differ across occupational exposures. Workers with higher psychosocial demands and resources and lower physical demands can expect to live more disability-free years. Information on occupational exposure helps to identify workers at risk for lower life expectancy, especially without disability, who may need specific support regarding their work environment.
- Subjects :
- Male
Gerontology
Inequality
Longitudinal data
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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lcsh:Medicine
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Life Expectancy
0302 clinical medicine
Low exposure
gender
Humans
Medicine
Disabled Persons
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Netherlands
Work, Health and Performance
media_common
business.industry
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
occupational exposure
Middle Aged
healthy life expectancy
030210 environmental & occupational health
Work environment
Physical work
disability
ageing
Life expectancy
Female
Occupational exposure
business
Psychosocial
Stress, Psychological
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6e8194d716b99eba5c25074a55411ec0