SeniorWorkingLife (Danish Title: SeniorArbejdsLiv)

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Work Related Upper Limb Disorder; Work Accident; Work Injury; Work-Related Stress Disorder; Occupation-related Stress Disorder; Musculoskeletal Pain; Occupational Exposure

• Registration Number: NCT03634410
• Lead Sponsor: National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Brief Summary

Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. The present study investigates push and stay mechanisms for labor market attachment among older (+50 yrs) workers or people who have recently retired.

Detailed Description

Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. The present study investigates push and stay mechanisms for labor market attachment among older workers or people who have recently retired. The study is a questionnaire survey, which is already funded. The ambition is to apply for further funding to do a cohort that is repeated every 2-3 years, as well as long-term register follow-up in Danish national registers about health and work.

The study has 4 target groups:

1. employed

2. unemployed

3. early retirement

4. disability pension

The questionnaire survey is sent to 30,000 Danish citizens and contains the following 14 areas:

1. Basic information (demographics, employment status etc.)

2. Broad overview of factors that may influence labor market attachment (health, working conditions, economic factors)

3. Role of the workplace

4. Age-discrimination

5. Economy

6. Specific questions about the possibility for 'early retirement' among employed and unemployed

7. Gradual retirement (e.g. possibility for reduced time or responsibility)

8. Competencies and continuing education/training of skills

9. Return-to-work

10. New technologies at the workplace

11. Job satisfaction and well-being

12. Working environment (physical, psychosocial etc.)

13. Lifestyle

14. Health and functional capacity

The study is supported by a grant from TrygFonden

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-16
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-28
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-31
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-30
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30000

Inclusion Criteria

Labor market status of:

• employed (employed at least 20/37 hours per week 1.quarter of 2018) OR
• unemployed (unemployed at least 20/37 hours per week 1.quarter of 2018) OR
• early retirement OR
• disability pension

Exclusion Criteria

• those that do not fullfill the above inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Age-discrimination	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Age-discrimination is measured using questionnaire
Competencies	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Competencies, education/training of skills will be evaluated using questionnaire
Return-to-work	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Possibilities for returning to work for those currently not employed will be evaluated using questionnaire
Sickness absence	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Sickness absence will be evaluated through Danish registers
Psychosocial Working Environment	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Psychosocial Working Environment is measured using questionnaire
Economy	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Economic status is measured using questionnaire
Gradual retirement	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Gradual retirement (e.g. possibility for reduced time or responsibility). Questionnaire
Job satisfaction	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Job satisfaction will be evaluated using questionnaire
Mortality	Through study completion, an average of 5 year	Mortality will be evaluated through Danish registers
Physical Working Environment	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Physical Working Environment is measured using questionnaire
Role of the workplace	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Role of the workplace is measured using questionnaire
Early retirement	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Specific questions about the possibility for 'early retirement' among employed and unemployed
New technologies	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	New technologies at the workplace will be evaluated using questionnaire
Disability pension	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Disability pension will be evaluated through Danish registers

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lifestyle	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Lifestyle will be evaluated using questionnaire
Health	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Health will be evaluated using questionnaire
Functional capacity	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Functional capacity will be evaluated using questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Research Centre for the Working Environment; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark