Promotion of Work Ability towards Productive Aging

Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Overview Achievements in Aging and Work "period 1989-2007; Challenges after 2007" W.J. Goedhard Measures for the aging workforce in Japan from the perspective of the occupational health, safety and ergonomic M. Kumashiro The effects of work-related and individual factors on work ability: A systematic review T.I.J. van den Berg, L.A.M. Elders & A. Burdorf Systematic review for assessing job demands and physical work capacity in safety jobs A. Ropponen, J. Smolander & V. Louhevaara Chapter 2 Work Ability Index The place of age in organisational policymaking: Evidence from an Australian qualitative survey L. Brooke, P. Healy, J. Jiang & P. Taylor Establishment of a Work Ability Index network in Germany H.M. Hasselhorn, B.H. Muller, R. Tielsch, B. Gauggel, G. Freude & J. Tempel WAI among workers in SMEs at Wholesale, Fruits, Vegetables and Flower Market in Brazil - from research to action I. Monteiro, K. Tuomi, J. Ilmarinen, J. Seitsamo, E. Tuominen & H.R. Correa-Filho Factors associated to the work ability among Brazilian teachers T.G. Vedovato & I. Monteiro Factors that predict work ability: Incorporating a measure of organizational values towards ageing J. Palermo, L. Webber, K. Smith & A. Khor Effect of Japanese employment system on Work Ability Index M. Tokuhiro, H. Izumi, J.-L. Malo, N. Uehara & M. Kumashiro Study on work ability of Vietnamese workers in selected industries D.K. Van & N.N. Nga WAI among young employees in Brazil with new scores I. Monteiro, J. Ilmarinen, K. Tuomi, J. Seitsamo, E.P. Goes, A.P. Fernandes & E.P. Hodge Verifying of the theoretical model of perceived work ability in the field of teaching V. Louhevaaral & S. Jarvelin An assessment of the Work Ability Index (WAI) and its usefulness in predicting and promoting continued workin staff employed by amajor UK Charity 83 T. Reilly, A. Rees & M. Tipton Individual and work related determinants of work ability in white-collar workers T.I.J. van den Berg, S.M. Alavinia, F.J. Bredt, D. Lindeboom, L.A.M. Elders & A. Burdorf Workplace trauma exposure, emotional imbalance and work ability G.P. Fichera, L. Neri, S. Sartori & G. Costa Work ability and all cause mortality: A 25-year longitudinal study among Finnish municipal workers J. Seitsamo & R. Martikainen Impacts from occupational risk factors on self reported reduced work ability among Danish wage earners L. Sell, A. Faber & K. Sogaard Work ability and work quality as indicators for a longer and more productive working life M. Melon, P. Cocco & G. Costa Disabled people at work and work ability: A study in a Brazilian company E.P. Hodge & I. Monteiro Work ability of a population of 40+ in Luxembourg N. Majery Chapter 3 Staying at Work Older worker career plateau: Issues and remedies P. McCarthy & S. Moore Can organisations influence employees' intentions to retire? J. Oakman & Y. Wells Extending the working life R.G. Goedhard & W.J.A. Goedhard Pension preferences and work environment M. Stattin Younger managers and considerably older subordinates I. Johansson Training older workers and long-term development: Needs and obstacles J.-C. Marquie & L.R. Duarte Chapter 4 Promotion of Health and Work Ability Promoting health and workability in Vattenfall AB Nordic, Sweden R.J. Mykletun & T. Furunes Managers' decision making latitudes in relation to managing ageing workers T. Furunes & R.J. Mykletun The DRUVAN-project: A major increase in Occupational Health Service based on the Metal Age method in a Finnish municipality improved the work abilityand gave significant financial return O. Nasman & G. Ahonen A study on effects of support systems for KAIZEN in casting production of non-ferrous alloy by aged foundry workers Y. Mizuno, N. Motegi, M. Sugiura, F. Matsuda, T. Yoshikawa, K. Sakai & T. Misawa Discovering the treasure: The use of the Work Ability Concept and the WAI in a bus company within a workplace health promotion process J. Tempel & J. Schramm Prolonging working life in intellectual work U. Kristjuhan Ergonomic and safe design of railway vehicles for elderly and handicapped people M. Rentzsch & D. Seliger Female workers' superior peculiarity and consideration for aging for the activation of "super-advanced age and fewer children" society K. Mikami, K. Iida & M. Kumashiro Usability research on the older person's ability for Web browsing D. Kobayashi & S. Yamamoto Chapter 5 Age Affected Functions Impact of psychosocial work environment factors measured by the COPSOQ on the need for recovery after work in aging workers. Preliminary results P. Kiss & M. De Meester Age differences in mental workload while performing visual search task M. Takahara, T. Miura, K. Shinohara & T. Kimura A study of clinical assessment of Unilateral Spatial Neglect using a Head Mounted Display system (HMD) for elderly stroke patients in a virtual reality technology T. Tanaka, S. Ino, T. Ifukube, S. Sugihara, S. Shirogane, Y. Oyama & Y. Maeda Postural control using a vibratory feedback system for balance training in the elderly T. Tanaka, S. Ino, T. Ifukube, S. Shirogane, Y. Maeda,Y. Oyama, S. Sugihara & T. Izumi A study of static and dynamic balance abilities in the elderly Y. Maeda, T. Tanaka, S. Ino, T. Ifukube, S. Shirogane & Y. Oyama Differences of visual information processing between younger and aged person K. Yamanaka,Y. Nakanishi & M. Kawakami Chapter 6 Nurse Effects of disturbed sleep on work ability and well-being among European nurses D. Camerino, P.M. Conway, S. Sartori & G. Costa Physical/mental recovery and work ability of nurses in Japan C. Miyamoto, Y. Suenaga, M. Ando, N. Noda, Y. Okui & M. Hashimoto Relationship between depersonalization syndrome and medical malpractice among Japanese nurses M. Sugiura, M. Hirosawa, Y. Yamada, Y. Nishi, S. Tanaka & M. Mizuno Effect of continuous exercise on job stress among Japanese nurses Y. Kawata, Y. Yamada, M. Sugiura, Y. Nishi, M. Mizuno, M. Hirosawa & S. Tanaka Relation between Typus Melancholicus and burnout among Japanese nurses Y. Yamada, M. Hirosawa, M. Sugiura, Y. Nishi, S. Tanaka & M. Mizuno Relationship between depression and depersonalization among Japanese nurses S. Tanaka, M. Sugiura, M. Hirosawa, Y. Yamada, Y. Nishi & M. Mizuno Effect of obsessive personality traits and impulsiveness on obsessive-compulsive disorder and eating disorders among hospital nurses Y. Nishi, M. Hirosawa, M. Sugiura, Y. Yamada, S. Tanaka & M. Mizuno Work-family balance and stressors among Japanese administrative nurses M. Mizuno, Y. Yamada, M. Hirosawa, M. Sugiura, Y. Nishi,Y. Kawata & S. Tanaka Chapter 7 Others Time constraints and age: Health impact on musculoskeletal problems and perceived health B. Norma, S. Rosa & S. Francesco Age-related differences in insurance claim rates for work-related injuries and diseases for different occupations and industry sectors K. Munk, P. Congdon & W. Macdonald Age-related differences in patterns of return to work and compensation costs following work-related injury or illness K. Munk, P. Congdon & W. Macdonald Keyword Index Author Index