Better Workplace Psychosocial Factors Linked to Lower Early Retirement Intentions in Healthcare - Bioengineer.org
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A Finnish study of 4,019 healthcare workers found that improvements in workplace psychosocial factors—including reduced job demands, increased autonomy, scheduling flexibility, and recognition—were associated with lower intentions to retire early or apply for disability pensions. The research suggests that organizations should prioritize these psychosocial dimensions to promote continued labor market participation among midlife and older healthcare staff.
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Improvements in several psychosocial work factors are associated with lower intentions among midlife and older healthcare workers to leave employment prior to reaching age-based retirement, according to a prospective cohort study published in the European Journal of Ageing. The authors set out to investigate whether documented improvements in both work-related and health-related factors were linke…
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