Barriers and Facilitators of Re-Employment among Senior Workers: Prospective Cohort Study
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design and Population
2.2. Predictors
2.3. Outcome
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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N | Percent % | |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 890 | 54.5 |
Male | 746 | 45.5 |
Age, years | ||
50–54 years | 477 | 29.2 |
55–59 years | 634 | 38.8 |
60–63 years | 525 | 32.0 |
Education | ||
Shorter education | 1052 | 64.3 |
Longer education | 584 | 35.7 |
Self-reported health status | ||
Good health (good to excellent) | 1265 | 77.3 |
Poor health (fair to poor) | 371 | 22.7 |
Re-employed at follow-up | ||
Yes | 464 | 28.4 |
No | 1172 | 71.6 |
Do you think your age is a barrier to re-enter the labour market? | ||
From not at all to some degree | 696 | 47.0 |
From a high degree to a very high degree | 940 | 53.0 |
Would you like to have a job? | ||
From not at all to some degree | 368 | 20.0 |
From a high degree to a very high degree | 1268 | 80.0 |
Factors for Returning to the Labour Market | Odds Ratios (95 % CI *) |
---|---|
Would You Like to Have a Job? | |
From not at all to some degree | 1 |
From a high degree to a very high degree | 2.35 (1.14–4.85) |
Self-reported health | |
Good (good to excellent) | 1 |
Poor (fair to poor) | 0.32 (0.16–0.61) |
Age | |
50–54 years | 1 |
55–59 years | 1.01 (0.57–1.79) |
60–63 years | 0.36 (0.16–0.79) |
Do you believe your age is a barrier to re-enter the labour market? | |
From not at all to some degree | 1 |
From a high degree to a very high degree | 1.27 (0.75–2.18) |
Education | |
Longer education | 1 |
Shorter education | 1.06 (0.64–1.77) |
Gender | |
Men | 1 |
Women | 1.12 (0.69–1.81) |
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Thomassen, K.; Sundstrup, E.; Vinstrup, J.; Seeberg, K.G.V.; Andersen, L.L. Barriers and Facilitators of Re-Employment among Senior Workers: Prospective Cohort Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11536. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811536
Thomassen K, Sundstrup E, Vinstrup J, Seeberg KGV, Andersen LL. Barriers and Facilitators of Re-Employment among Senior Workers: Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(18):11536. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811536
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomassen, Kristina, Emil Sundstrup, Jonas Vinstrup, Karina Glies Vincents Seeberg, and Lars Louis Andersen. 2022. "Barriers and Facilitators of Re-Employment among Senior Workers: Prospective Cohort Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18: 11536. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811536