Promotion of Work Ability towards Productive Aging: Selected papers of the 3rd International Symposium on Work Ability, Hanoi, Vietnam, 22-24 October 2007

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by  Masaharu Kumashiro

PROMOTION OFWORKABILITYTOWARDS
PRODUCTIVEAGING

PROMOTION OF WORK
ABILITY TOWARDS
PRODUCTIVE AGING
Selected papers of the 3rd International
Symposium on Work Ability, Hanoi,
Vietnam, 22–24 October 2007
Editor
Masaharu Kumashiro
DepartmentofErgonomics,UniversityofOccupationaland
EnvironmentalHealth,Kitakyushu,Japan
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Table of Contents
Preface IX
Chapter1 Overview
AchievementsinAgingandWork“period1989–2007;Challengesafter2007” 3
W.J.Goedhard
MeasuresfortheagingworkforceinJapanfromtheperspectiveofthe
occupationalhealth,safetyandergonomics 9
M.Kumashiro
Theeffectsofwork-relatedandindividualfactorsonworkability:
Asystematicreview 15
T.I.J.vandenBerg,L.A.M.Elders&A.Burdorf
Systematicreviewforassessingjobdemandsandphysicalworkcapacity
insafetyjobs 19
A.Ropponen,J.Smolander&V.Louhevaara
Chapter2 WorkAbilityIndex
Theplaceofageinorganisationalpolicymaking:EvidencefromanAustralian
qualitativesurvey 27
L.Brooke,P.Healy,J.Jiang&P.Taylor
EstablishmentofaWorkAbilityIndexnetworkinGermany 33
H.M.Hasselhorn,B.H.Müller,R.Tielsch,B.Gauggel,G.Freude&J.Tempel
WAIamongworkersinSMEsatWholesale,Fruits,Vegetablesand
FlowerMarketinBrazil–fromresearchtoaction 37
I.Monteiro,K.Tuomi,J.Ilmarinen,J.Seitsamo,E.Tuominen&H.R.Corrêa-Filho
FactorsassociatedtotheworkabilityamongBrazilianteachers 41
T.G.Vedovato&I.Monteiro
Factorsthatpredictworkability:Incorporatingameasureoforganisational
valuestowardsageing 45
J.Palermo,L.Webber,K.Smith&A.Khor
EffectofJapaneseemploymentsystemonWorkAbilityIndex 59
M.Tokuhiro,H.Izumi,J.-L.Malo,N.Uehara&M.Kumashiro
StudyonworkabilityofVietnameseworkersinselectedindustries 65
D.K.Van&N.N.Nga
WAIamongyoungemployeesinBrazilwithnewscores 71
I.Monteiro,J.Ilmarinen,K.Tuomi,J.Seitsamo,E.P.Goes,A.P.Fernandes&E.P.Hodge
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Verifyingofthetheoreticalmodelofperceivedworkabilityinthe
fieldofteaching 75
V.Louhevaaral&S.Järvelin
AnassessmentoftheWorkAbilityIndex(WAI)anditsusefulnessinpredicting
andpromotingcontinuedworkinstaffemployedbyamajorUKCharity 83
T.Reilly,A.Rees&M.Tipton
Individualandworkrelateddeterminantsofworkabilityinwhite-collarworkers 89
T.I.J.vandenBerg,S.M.Alavinia,F.J.Bredt,D.Lindeboom,L.A.M.Elders&A.Burdorf
Workplacetraumaexposure,emotionalimbalanceandworkability 93
G.P.Fichera,L.Neri,S.Sartori&G.Costa
Workabilityandallcausemortality:A25-yearlongitudinalstudyamong
Finnishmunicipalworkers 101
J.Seitsamo&R.Martikainen
Impactsfromoccupationalriskfactorsonselfreportedreducedworkability
amongDanishwageearners 105
L.Sell,A.Faber&K.Søgaard
Workabilityandworkqualityasindicatorsforalongerandmoreproductive
workinglife 113
M.Melon,P.Cocco&G.Costa
Disabledpeopleatworkandworkability:AstudyinaBraziliancompany 117
E.P.Hodge&I.Monteiro
Workabilityofapopulationof40+inLuxembourg 121
N.Majery
Chapter3 StayingatWork
Olderworkercareerplateau:Issuesandremedies 127
P.McCarthy&S.Moore
Canorganisationsinfluenceemployees’intentionstoretire? 133
J.Oakman&Y.Wells
Extendingtheworkinglife 139
R.G.Goedhard&W.J.A.Goedhard
Pensionpreferencesandworkenvironment 143
M.Stattin
Youngermanagersandconsiderablyoldersubordinates 155
I.Johansson
Trainingolderworkersandlong-termdevelopment:Needsandobstacles 161
J.-C.Marquié&L.R.Duarte
Chapter4 PromotionofHealthandWorkAbility
PromotinghealthandworkabilityinVattenfallABNordic,Sweden 169
R.J.Mykletun&T.Furunes
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Managers’decisionmakinglatitudesinrelationtomanagingageingworkers 177
T.Furunes&R.J.Mykletun
TheDRUVAN-project:AmajorincreaseinOccupationalHealthServicebased
ontheMetalAgemethodinaFinnishmunicipalityimprovedtheworkability
andgavesignificantfinancialreturn 183
O.Näsman&G.Ahonen
AstudyoneffectsofsupportsystemsforKAIZENincastingproductionof
non-ferrousalloybyagedfoundryworkers 191
Y.Mizuno,N.Motegi,M.Sugiura,F.Matsuda,T.Yoshikawa,K.Sakai&T.Misawa
Discoveringthetreasure:TheuseoftheWorkAbilityConceptandtheWAI
inabuscompanywithinaworkplacehealthpromotionprocess 195
J.Tempel&J.Schramm
Prolongingworkinglifeinintellectualwork 209
Ü.Kristjuhan
Ergonomicandsafedesignofrailwayvehiclesforelderlyandhandicapped
people 213
M.Rentzsch&D.Seliger
Femaleworkers’superiorpeculiarityandconsiderationforagingforthe
activationof“super-advancedageandfewerchildren”society 219
K.Mikami,K.Iida&M.Kumashiro
Usabilityresearchontheolderperson’sabilityforWebbrowsing 227
D.Kobayashi&S.Yamamoto
Chapter5 AgeAffectedFunctions
ImpactofpsychosocialworkenvironmentfactorsmeasuredbytheCOPSOQ
ontheneedforrecoveryafterworkinagingworkers.Preliminaryresults 239
P.Kiss&M.DeMeester
Agedifferencesinmentalworkloadwhileperformingvisualsearchtask 247
M.Takahara,T.Miura,K.Shinohara&T.Kimura
AstudyofclinicalassessmentofUnilateralSpatialNeglectusingaHead
MountedDisplaysystem(HMD)forelderlystrokepatientsinavirtual
realitytechnology 253
T.Tanaka,S.Ino,T.Ifukube,S.Sugihara,S.Shirogane,Y.Oyama&Y.Maeda
Posturalcontrolusingavibratoryfeedbacksystemforbalance
trainingintheelderly 263
T.Tanaka,S.Ino,T.Ifukube,S.Shirogane,Y.Maeda,Y.Oyama,S.Sugihara&T.Izumi
Astudyofstaticanddynamicbalanceabilitiesintheelderly 271
Y.Maeda,T.Tanaka,S.Ino,T.Ifukube,S.Shirogane&Y.Oyama
Differencesofvisualinformationprocessingbetweenyounger
andagedperson 275
K.Yamanaka,Y.Nakanishi&M.Kawakami
VII
Chapter6 Nurse
Effectsofdisturbedsleeponworkabilityandwell-beingamongEuropeannurses 283
D.Camerino,P.M.Conway,S.Sartori&G.Costa
Physical/mentalrecoveryandworkabilityofnursesinJapan 293
C.Miyamoto,Y.Suenaga,M.Ando,N.Noda,Y.Okui&M.Hashimoto
Relationshipbetweendepersonalizationsyndromeandmedicalmalpracticeamong
Japanesenurses 299
M.Sugiura,M.Hirosawa,Y.Yamada,Y.Nishi,S.Tanaka&M.Mizuno
EffectofcontinuousexerciseonjobstressamongJapanesenurses 303
Y.Kawata,Y.Yamada,M.Sugiura,Y.Nishi,M.Mizuno,M.Hirosawa&S.Tanaka
RelationbetweenTypusMelancholicusandburnoutamongJapanesenurses 307
Y.Yamada,M.Hirosawa,M.Sugiura,Y.Nishi,S.Tanaka&M.Mizuno
RelationshipbetweendepressionanddepersonalizationamongJapanesenurses 311
S.Tanaka,M.Sugiura,M.Hirosawa,Y.Yamada,Y.Nishi&M.Mizuno
Effectofobsessivepersonalitytraitsandimpulsivenessonobsessive-compulsive
disorderandeatingdisordersamonghospitalnurses 315
Y.Nishi,M.Hirosawa,M.Sugiura,Y.Yamada,S.Tanaka&M.Mizuno
Work-familybalanceandstressorsamongJapaneseadministrativenurses 319
M.Mizuno,Y.Yamada,M.Hirosawa,M.Sugiura,Y.Nishi,Y.Kawata&S.Tanaka
Chapter7 Others
Timeconstraintsandage:Healthimpactonmusculoskeletalproblemsand
perceivedhealth 325
B.Norma,S.Rosa&S.Francesco
Age-relateddifferencesininsuranceclaimratesforwork-relatedinjuriesand
diseasesfordifferentoccupationsandindustrysectors 331
K.Munk,P.Congdon&W.Macdonald
Age-relateddifferencesinpatternsofreturntoworkandcompensationcosts
followingwork-relatedinjuryorillness 343
K.Munk,P.Congdon&W.Macdonald
KeywordIndex 355
AuthorIndex 357
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Preface
Thispublicationisacollectionofselectedpapersfromthe3rdInternationalSymposiumonWork
Ability—PromotionofWorkAbilityTowardsaProductiveAging,whichisaninternationalcon-
ferencethatwasheldforthreedaysfromMonday, October22toWednesday, October24, 2007.
ThisconferencewasplannedbytheICOHScientificCommitteeforAgingandWork(ICOHSC
forAging and Work) and was jointly sponsored with the IEATechnical Committee forAging,
VietnamAssociationofOccupationalHealth,andDepartmentofErgonomics,InstituteofIndus-
trialEcologicalSciences,UniversityofOccupationalandEnvironmentalHealth(UOEH),Japan.
The ICOH SC forAging andWork was founded in 1989. Since its founding the ICOH SC for
AgingandWorkhasheldtwointernationalconferences.ThefirstwastheInternationalConference
onAgingandWork.ThefirstConferencewasheldinTheHaguein19901),thesecondonewas
heldinHelsingor,Denmark2)in1998,thethirdinKitakyushu,Japan3)in2001,andthefourthin
Krakow, Polandin2002.TheotherwastheInternationalSymposiumonWorkAbility.Thefirst
SymposiumonWorkAbilitywasorganizedinTampere,FinlandinSeptember20014).Thesecond
Symposium onWorkAbility was organized inVerona, Italy in October 20015), and irregularly
heldworkshopsonagingworkforceshavealsobeenheldForexample,6).Withtheexceptionofthe
conferenceinKrakow,theproceedingsofallICOHSCforAgingandWorkconferenceshavebeen
publishedtoproposemeasuresforagingworkforcesocietiesfromthestandpointofoccupational
healthandergonomicsandotherareasofthesocialsciences.ThefirstICOHSCforAgingand
WorkchairmanisW.J.Goedhard.Thefirstpaperinthispublication,AchievementsinAgingand
Work“Period1989-2007;challengesafter2007”,usesthehistoryofthisconferencetointroduce
readerstochallengeofanagingworkforcefromanoccupationalhealthperspective.
Theagingworkforceissuesaddressedbytheoccupationalhealthandergonomicsfieldsareof
particularinteresttothewelldevelopedregions. ManyoftheseareasareEuropeancountriesin
NorthernEurope,andinAsiaitisJapanthatisactivelyworkingontheseissues.Inviewofthis,
Vietnam in SoutheastAsia was selected as the conference location for the ICOH SC forAging
and Work. There was a reason for holding the conference in Vietnam. The reason is that it is
forecast that in the near futureAsia will be unable to avoid the issue of aging workforces. The
problemsrelatedtoanagingworkforcedifferamongcountries.Forexample,Japanisdealingwith
anagingsocietywithalowbirthrate,whichisreducingtheworkingpopulationandincreasingthe
ratioofagingworkersintheproductiveagepopulation.Thisdemographicdistortionisimpacting
thefoundationofthepensionsystem. Inresponse, thelaboradministrationisworkingtocreate
an employment environment where people work until age 70. In particular, Japan is working to
improvetheworkplace.Europe,ontheotherhand,isconcentratingonhumanresourcesandwork
abilityevaluationmethodsfortheirextension.Differencescanalsobeseenin“workability”,which
wasusedinthetitleofthispublication,betweenJapanandEuropeinhowtheevaluationresults
areused.ThispublicationaddressesinamajorwaytheWorkAbilityIndex(WAI)asanindexfor
evaluatingworkability.ThiswasdevelopedbytheFinnishInstituteofOccupationalHealthasa
toolforevaluatingworkabilityofworkers.TheICOHSCforAgingandWorkhaspromotedthe
useofthisindexthroughinternationalconferences,publicationsandothermeansandconstruction
ofaninternationaldatabasebasedonthisindex.Asaresult,todaytheWAIisusedin25languages.
WAIisbecominganinternationalandmulti-culturaltechnique.However,toadvancethepromotion
ofworkability, whichisthesubtitleofthispublication, howtouseworkabilityevaluationsand
howtoachievethesoughtafterproductiveagingmustbestudied.Currently,unfortunately,thereis
amajorgapbetweenJapanandEuroperegardinghowtheevaluationobtainedfromWAIisused.
Europeappearstobeusingthisindextosay,“Youhavethismuchworkability,sopleasecontinue
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