SeniorWorkingLife (Danish Title: SeniorArbejdsLiv) (SAL2018)

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03634410
• Recruitment Status: Active, not recruiting
• First Posted: August 16, 2018
• Last Update Posted: October 31, 2022
• Sponsor: National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
• Collaborators: TrygFonden, Denmark; Team Arbejdsliv; Aalborg University; Statistics Denmark
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Lars L. Andersen, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Study Description

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.

Condition or disease
Work Related Upper Limb Disorder; Musculoskeletal Pain; Work Accident; Work Injury; Work-Related Stress Disorder; Occupational Exposure; Occupation-related Stress Disorder

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 Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 30000 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: SeniorWorkingLife (Danish Title: SeniorArbejdsLiv)
• Actual Study Start Date: January 1, 2018
• Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 30, 2025
• Estimated Study Completion Date: June 30, 2025

Groups and Cohorts

Group/Cohort
Employed; people aged +50 and currently employed
Unemployed; people aged +50 and currently unemployed
Early retirement; people aged +50 and currently on early retirement
Disability pension; people aged +50 and currently on disability pension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

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

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Lifestyle [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 year ]
   Lifestyle will be evaluated using questionnaire
2. Health [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 year ]
   Health will be evaluated using questionnaire
3. Functional capacity [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 year ]
   Functional capacity will be evaluated using questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 50 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

People in Denmark aged +50. The population will be drawn by Statistics Denmark

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Denmark

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

TrygFonden, Denmark

Team Arbejdsliv

Aalborg University

Statistics Denmark

More Information

Additional Information:

SeniorArbejdsLiv 

Project description in Danish 

Professor Lars L. Andersen 

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Vinstrup J, Sundstrup E, Andersen LL. Psychosocial stress and musculoskeletal pain among senior workers from nine occupational groups: Cross-sectional findings from the SeniorWorkingLife study. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 29;11(3):e043520. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043520.

Blafoss R, Skovlund SV, Lopez-Bueno R, Calatayud J, Sundstrup E, Andersen LL. Is hard physical work in the early working life associated with back pain later in life? A cross-sectional study among 5700 older workers. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 7;10(12):e040158. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040158.

Skovlund SV, Blafoss R, Sundstrup E, Thomassen K, Andersen LL. Joint association of physical work demands and leg pain intensity for work limitations due to pain in senior workers: cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 18;20(1):1741. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09860-6.

Andersen LL, Sundstrup E. Study protocol for SeniorWorkingLife - push and stay mechanisms for labour market participation among older workers. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jan 31;19(1):133. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6461-6.

• Responsible Party: Lars L. Andersen, Professor, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03634410
• Other Study ID Numbers: 70103
• First Posted: August 16, 2018
• Last Update Posted: October 31, 2022
• Last Verified: October 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

• Plan to Share IPD: Undecided

Plan Description

Due to the requirements for anonymity of participants in research projects in Denmark, it has not yet been decided how to share the data.

People interested in performing analysis on the data should contact the research leader, Professor Lars L. Andersen, LLA@NRCWE.DK

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Musculoskeletal Pain; Disease; Occupational Stress; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Pathologic Processes; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms