Morbidities among older workers and work exit: the HEAF cohort

Author:

Walker-Bone K123ORCID,D’Angelo S12ORCID,Linaker C H12,Stevens M J12,Ntani G12,Cooper C1245ORCID,Syddall H E12

Affiliation:

1. MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, University of Southampton SO16 6YD , Southampton , UK

2. MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton , Southampton SO16 6YD , UK

3. Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Monash University , Melbourne , Australia

4. Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , UK

5. National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust , Southampton SO16 6YD , UK

Abstract

Abstract Background Governments need people to work to older ages, but the prevalence of chronic disease and comorbidity increases with age and impacts work ability. Aims To investigate the effects of objective health diagnoses on exit from paid work amongst older workers. Methods Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) is a population cohort of adults aged 50–64 years recruited from English GP practices which contribute to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Participants have completed questionnaires about health and work at baseline and annually for 2 years: their responses were linked with their objective health diagnoses from the CPRD and data analysed using Cox regression. Results Of 4888 HEAF participants ever in paid work, 580 (25%) men and 642 (25%) women exited employment, 277 of them mainly or partly for a health reason (health-related job loss (HRJL)). Amongst HEAF participants who remained in work (n = 3666) or who exited work but not for health reasons (n = 945), there was a similar prevalence of background health conditions. In men and women, HRJL was associated with inflammatory arthritis, sleep disorders, common mental health conditions and musculoskeletal pain. There were however gender differences: widespread pain and lower limb osteoarthritis were associated with HRJL in women but hypertension and cardiovascular disease in men. Conclusions Improved diagnosis and management of common conditions might be expected to increase working lives. Workplace well-being interventions targeting obesity and increasing mobility might contribute to extended working lives. Employers of predominantly female, as compared with male workforces may need different strategies to retain older workers.

Funder

Versus Arthritis

Medical Research Council

Economic and Social Research Council

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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