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Erschienen in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 3/2015

01.04.2015 | Original Article

Need for recovery across work careers: the impact of work, health and personal characteristics

verfasst von: F. G. Gommans, N. W. H. Jansen, D. Stynen, A. de Grip, IJ. Kant

Erschienen in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health | Ausgabe 3/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

Employees experiencing a high need for recovery (NFR) are at risk of long-term adverse effects in both their health and labour participation. So far, the determinants of NFR across age categories remain unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the determinants of the NFR among employees in three age categories (30–44, 45–54 and 55–65 years), for men and women separately.

Methods

The study was based on data from the prospective Maastricht Cohort Study. Wave T3 (May 1999) was chosen as article baseline (n = 7,900). The follow-up period of 20 months included five follow-up waves. Cox regression analyses were performed to investigate the determinants, which originated from the work environment, health and lifestyle and personal domain of employees, of NFR across age categories over time.

Results

Cross-sectional results demonstrated substantial differences in mean scores and proportion of cases of NFR across age categories. Longitudinal analyses demonstrated risk factors in the multifactorial aetiology of NFR that played a role in all age categories, but also showed several age-specific risk factors, e.g. low decision latitude appeared to be a risk factor only in the oldest age category.

Conclusions

Although selection effects may have occurred, this study shows that the risk factors for a high NFR were different among the age categories. To prevent and reduce a high NFR among employees, it is important to develop preventive measures that target age-specific risk factors.
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Metadaten
Titel
Need for recovery across work careers: the impact of work, health and personal characteristics
verfasst von
F. G. Gommans
N. W. H. Jansen
D. Stynen
A. de Grip
IJ. Kant
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health / Ausgabe 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0340-0131
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1246
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-014-0956-3

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