2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background: Work, rather than unemployment, is recognised as being good
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for health, but there may be an age when the benefits are outweighed by
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adverse impacts. As countries around the world increase their typical
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retirement age, the potential effect on population health and health
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inequalities requires scrutiny. Methods: We carried out a systematic
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review of literature published since 2011 from developed countries on
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the health effects of employment in those over 64years of age. We
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completed a narrative synthesis and used harvest plots to map the
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direction and volume of evidence for the outcomes reported. We followed
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the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) checklist
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in our methods and reporting. Results: We identified seventeen relevant
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studies, which were of cohort or cross-sectional design. The results
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indicate evidence of beneficial or neutral effects from extended working
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on overall health status and physical health for many employees, and
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mixed effects on mental health. The benefits reported however, are most
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likely to be for males, those working part-time or reducing to
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part-time, and employees in jobs which are not low quality or low
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reward. Conclusions: Extending working life (particularly part time) may
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have benefits or a neutral effect for some, but adverse effects for
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others in high demand or low reward jobs. There is the potential for
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widening health inequalities between those who can choose to reduce
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their working hours, and those who need to continue working full time
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for financial reasons. There is a lack of evidence for effects on
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quality of life, and a dearth of interventions enabling older workers to
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extend their healthy working life.'
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affiliation: 'Baxter, S (Corresponding Author), Univ Sheffield, Sch Hlth \& Related
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Res, Regent St, Sheffield S1 4DA, England.
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Baxter, Susan; Blank, Lindsay; Cantrell, Anna; Goyder, Elizabeth, Univ Sheffield,
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Sch Hlth \& Related Res, Regent St, Sheffield S1 4DA, England.'
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article-number: '1356'
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author: Baxter, Susan and Blank, Lindsay and Cantrell, Anna and Goyder, Elizabeth
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author-email: s.k.baxter@sheffield.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Baxter
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given: Susan
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- family: Blank
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given: Lindsay
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- family: Cantrell
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given: Anna
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- family: Goyder
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given: Elizabeth
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11423-2
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eissn: 1471-2458
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files: []
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journal: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
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keywords: 'Extending working; Retirement; Health; Systematic review; Employment;
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Older workers'
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keywords-plus: 'STATE PENSION AGE; OLDER WORKERS; JOB QUALITY; RETIREMENT; EMPLOYMENT;
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TIME; PARTICIPATION; TRAJECTORIES; PREDICTORS; EXIT'
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language: English
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month: JUL 9
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '50'
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orcid-numbers: Goyder, Elizabeth/0000-0003-3691-1888
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papis_id: c0eee57cb1a14098935429523b400eaf
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ref: Baxter2021isworking
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times-cited: '9'
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title: Is working in later life good for your health? A systematic review of health
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outcomes resulting from extended working lives
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:001027922300001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
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usage-count-since-2013: '4'
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volume: '21'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2021'
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