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View article: Interventions to improve work ability and prolong the working life of older workers: a meta-analysis
Interventions to improve work ability and prolong the working life of older workers: a meta-analysis Open
Background Aging workforce necessitates actions to prolong the working life to ensure labor availability. However, evidence on the effectiveness of interventions remains limited. This systematic review identified effective interventions de…
View article: Employee Wellbeing in Healthcare: The Effects of Shift Schedule Evaluation Tool with Ergonomics Recommendations
Employee Wellbeing in Healthcare: The Effects of Shift Schedule Evaluation Tool with Ergonomics Recommendations Open
View article: 8291959 Changes in night work and sickness absence before and after breast cancer diagnosis: a cohort study with register data among female public sector workers
8291959 Changes in night work and sickness absence before and after breast cancer diagnosis: a cohort study with register data among female public sector workers Open
View article: 8287803 Evaluating quick return restrictions on sickness absence in healthcare employees: a difference-in-differences study
8287803 Evaluating quick return restrictions on sickness absence in healthcare employees: a difference-in-differences study Open
View article: Effects of the use of a shift schedule evaluation tool with ergonomic recommendations on employee wellbeing - a quasi-experiment in the Finnish healthcare sector
Effects of the use of a shift schedule evaluation tool with ergonomic recommendations on employee wellbeing - a quasi-experiment in the Finnish healthcare sector Open
We investigated the effects of a shift schedule evaluation tool with ergonomics recommendations on employee wellbeing. The study sample was from the Finnish Public Sector study (n = 7002 employees). The shift planners' use of the shift sch…
View article: Risk factors for voluntary early old-age retirement in middle-aged workers: A meta-analysis
Risk factors for voluntary early old-age retirement in middle-aged workers: A meta-analysis Open
OBJECTIVE: This meta-analysis aimed to identify sociodemographic, lifestyle, work-related and health risk factors for voluntary early old-age retirement among middle-aged workers. METHODS: Searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science,…
View article: Work Ability and Work Participation Statuses of the Working-Age Population in Finland: A Register-Based Clustering Study
Work Ability and Work Participation Statuses of the Working-Age Population in Finland: A Register-Based Clustering Study Open
Purpose Work ability is a complex concept without a single golden standard measure. This study explores the possibility to use register data to form distinct work ability clusters and examine the levels of work participation between these …
View article: Associations of active commuting and leisure-time physical activity with perceived cognitive function and work ability among Finnish employed adults: a population-based study
Associations of active commuting and leisure-time physical activity with perceived cognitive function and work ability among Finnish employed adults: a population-based study Open
Active commuting was associated with better perceived learning ability, suggesting that its benefits may extend to brain health. Leisure-time physical activity may have even greater potential for enhancing cognitive function and work abili…
View article: Are changes in perceived physical workload and strenuousness of work among partial disability pensioners associated with full disability pension?
Are changes in perceived physical workload and strenuousness of work among partial disability pensioners associated with full disability pension? Open
Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the changes in pensioners’ perceived physical workload and the physical strenuousness of work before and after transition to partial disability pension (pDP), and whether these changes were associ…
View article: Incidence of new onset arterial hypertension after metabolic bariatric surgery: an 8-year prospective follow-up with matched controls
Incidence of new onset arterial hypertension after metabolic bariatric surgery: an 8-year prospective follow-up with matched controls Open
Background: Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) reduces the risk of new-onset hypertension; however, it is unclear whether this effect varies according to patient sex, age, or socioeconomic background. This study aimed to assess the risk of …
View article: A meta-analysis of unemployment risk factors for middle-aged workers
A meta-analysis of unemployment risk factors for middle-aged workers Open
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify risk factors for unemployment among middle-aged workers. METHODS: Searches were carried out in PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar until November 2024, focusing on…
View article: Association of multimorbidity with working life expectancy among adults aged 50 years and older: Findings from two prospective cohort studies
Association of multimorbidity with working life expectancy among adults aged 50 years and older: Findings from two prospective cohort studies Open
Background Individual diseases are important risk factors for early exit from the labour force among older adults, but the contribution of multimorbidity to working life expectancy (WLE) is unclear. Methods We used data from two prospectiv…
View article: Winter-time solar radiation, precipitation, and psychotropic medication purchases: A cohort study in Finnish public sector employees
Winter-time solar radiation, precipitation, and psychotropic medication purchases: A cohort study in Finnish public sector employees Open
Background: In Northern latitudes, winter is the darkest time of the year, and depressive episodes during winter are prevalent. Although changing weather patterns due to climate change are projected to result in warmer and wetter and, thus…
View article: Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study
Health benefits of leisure-time physical activity by socioeconomic status, lifestyle risk, and mental health: a multicohort study Open
Wellcome Trust, UK Medical Research Council, US National Institute on Aging, and Research Council of Finland.
View article: Evaluating quick return restrictions on sickness absence in healthcare employees: A difference-in-differences study
Evaluating quick return restrictions on sickness absence in healthcare employees: A difference-in-differences study Open
View article: COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study
COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study Open
Employees who reported contracting first-wave COVID-19 infection had higher rates of sickness absence in the following year. This excess risk was most consistently observed in employees with intermediate socioeconomic status (e.g. office w…
View article: Associations Between Active Commuting and Sickness Absence in Finnish Public Sector Cohort of 28 485 Employees
Associations Between Active Commuting and Sickness Absence in Finnish Public Sector Cohort of 28 485 Employees Open
Active commuting can be beneficial for health. We examined whether active commuting by walking or cycling was associated with a lower risk of sickness absence in a Finnish public sector cohort of 28 485 employees. We used negative binomial…
View article: COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study
COVID-19 infection and later risk of sickness absence by socioeconomic status: a cohort study Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant health risk and resulted in increased sickness absence during the pandemic. This study examines whether a history of COVID-19 infection is associated with a higher risk of subsequent sickn…
View article: Trajectories of work ability and associated work unit characteristics from pre-COVID to post-COVID pandemic period
Trajectories of work ability and associated work unit characteristics from pre-COVID to post-COVID pandemic period Open
Objectives To identify trajectories of work ability from pre-COVID to post-COVID-19 pandemic period and to examine work unit characteristics associated with these trajectories. Methods The study population was a cohort of Finnish public se…
View article: Sickness absence patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among Finnish public sector employees
Sickness absence patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic among Finnish public sector employees Open
Background The patterns of sickness absence (SA), that is, the clustering of differing lengths of episodes and total number of days absent, have not been examined. We examined these SA patterns and factors associated with the patterns duri…
View article: Ethically challenging situations in teachers’ work: role of school neighborhood socioeconomic status
Ethically challenging situations in teachers’ work: role of school neighborhood socioeconomic status Open
Background Ethically challenging situations are common in the teaching profession and can lead to significant stress. In particular, teachers working in socially disadvantaged areas may face these kinds of situations more often due to conf…
View article: Development of a multifactorial prediction model for commute mode choice in 10 983 Finnish public sector employees: a cross-sectional study
Development of a multifactorial prediction model for commute mode choice in 10 983 Finnish public sector employees: a cross-sectional study Open
Objective The objective of this study is to examine the feasibility of using survey data to identify factors that predict commute mode choice. Design The study design is cross-sectional. Setting Survey data from the Finnish Public Sector s…
View article: COVID-19-induced changes in the workplace, psychosocial work environment and employee well-being: a longitudinal study
COVID-19-induced changes in the workplace, psychosocial work environment and employee well-being: a longitudinal study Open
Background In many workplaces, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic changed work arrangements, but there is scarce longitudinal evidence on whether psychosocial work environment and employee well-being were affected. Aims To examine the p…
View article: 89 Associations of active commuting and leisure-time physical activity with mental health symptoms among Finnish adults: a population-based study
89 Associations of active commuting and leisure-time physical activity with mental health symptoms among Finnish adults: a population-based study Open
Purpose Active commuting, that is, walking or cycling to work, can improve physical health. Yet, few studies have explored whether it could also enhance mental health. We examined cross-sectional associations of active commuting and, for c…
View article: Changes in active commuting and changes in work ability and recovery from work in 16,778 Finnish public sector employees
Changes in active commuting and changes in work ability and recovery from work in 16,778 Finnish public sector employees Open
Promotion of active commuting by walking and cycling presents a feasible strategy to increase physical activity levels and improve employee health and wellbeing. Increasing evidence on the health benefits of active commuting exists, but li…
View article: Stimulating leisure-time activities and the risk of dementia: a multi-cohort study
Stimulating leisure-time activities and the risk of dementia: a multi-cohort study Open
Background Stimulating activities are associated with a decreased risk of dementia. However, the extent to which this reflects a protective effect of activity or non-participation resulting from dementia is debated. We investigated the ass…
View article: Obesity and risk of diseases associated with hallmarks of cellular ageing: a multicohort study
Obesity and risk of diseases associated with hallmarks of cellular ageing: a multicohort study Open
For the German and Finnish translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
View article: Association of school neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and teaching staff’s risk of violence at work
Association of school neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and teaching staff’s risk of violence at work Open
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the association between neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and teaching staff’s risk of workplace violence and whether workplace psychosocial resources can act as effect modifiers. Methods:…
View article: Does job stress mediate the risk of work disability due to common mental disorders among social workers compared with other health and social care, education, and non-human service professionals? A prospective cohort study of public sector employees in Finland
Does job stress mediate the risk of work disability due to common mental disorders among social workers compared with other health and social care, education, and non-human service professionals? A prospective cohort study of public sector employees in Finland Open
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate (i) the risk of work disability (>10-day sickness absence spell or disability pension) due to common mental disorders (CMD) among social workers compared with other health and social care, educati…
View article: Physical activity and risk of workplace and commuting injuries: a cohort study
Physical activity and risk of workplace and commuting injuries: a cohort study Open
OBJECTIVE: Leisure-time physical activity (PA) has been hypothesized to reduce the likelihood of occupational injuries, but it is unclear whether this association varies between workplace and commuting injuries. The aim of this study was t…