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The Interplay between Multimorbidity, Physical Work Demands and Work Ability: Cross-Sectional Study among 12,879 Senior Workers

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  • Karina Glies Vincents Seeberg

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Sebastian Venge Skovlund

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    Research Unit for Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark)

  • Rúni Bláfoss

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    Research Unit for Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark)

  • Kristina Thomassen

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Lasse Malchow-Møller

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Emil Sundstrup

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Lars Louis Andersen

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark)

Abstract

Background: Aging increases the risk of chronic diseases, which can challenge the ability to work and thereby push senior workers out of the labour market. This study investigates the association between non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and work ability among workers ≥50 years (senior workers) with physically demanding and sedentary work, respectively. Methods: In the SeniorWorkingLife study, 12,879 senior workers replied to a questionnaire survey on work and health in 2018. Associations between the type and number of NCD and work ability (scale 0–10) were modelled using a general linear model adjusting for potential confounders and combined with model-assisted weights from national registers. Results: A higher number of NCD (multimorbidity) was progressively associated with a lower work ability (trend test, p -value < 0.001). Physical work influenced the association between the number of NCDs and work ability. For specific diseases, mental disorders, including burn-out syndrome (least square mean difference (LSMD): −1.46, 95% CI: −1.61 to −1.32) and stress ( LSMD: −1.18, 95% CI: −1.29 to −1.07), demonstrated a stronger association with a lower work ability compared with somatic diseases, such as back diseases (LSMD: −0.72, 95% CI: −0.80 to −0.64). Conclusions: Multimorbidity was progressively associated with a lower work ability in senior workers, especially among those with physical work.

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  • Karina Glies Vincents Seeberg & Sebastian Venge Skovlund & Rúni Bláfoss & Kristina Thomassen & Lasse Malchow-Møller & Emil Sundstrup & Lars Louis Andersen, 2022. "The Interplay between Multimorbidity, Physical Work Demands and Work Ability: Cross-Sectional Study among 12,879 Senior Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5023-:d:798284
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    1. Lilian Monteiro Ferrari Viterbo & Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis & André Santana Costa & Diogo Guedes Vidal, 2019. "Development and Validation of an Interdisciplinary Worker’s Health Approach Instrument (IWHAI)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-17, August.
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