The effects of work on health and work ability

145 Pages·2008·0.86 MB·English

by  Seyed Mohammad Alavinia

The Effect of Work on Health
and Work Ability
Seyed Mohammad Alavinia
ISBN: 978-90-8559-382-9
Layout and print: Optima Grafische Communicatie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Effect of Work on Health
and Work Ability
De invloed van werk op gezondheid en werkvermogen
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
op gezag van de rector magnificus
Prof.dr. S.W.J.Lamberts
en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op
vrijdag 27 juni 2008 om 9.00 uur
door
Seyed Mohammad Alavinia
geboren te Teheran, IRAN
ProMoTiEcoMMiSSiE
Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Mackenbach
Overige leden: Prof.dr. B.W. Koes
Prof.dr. R. Gerth van Wijk
Prof.dr. J.A.N. Verhaar
Copromotor: Dr.ir. A. Burdorf
To my wife Maryam,
and my children Gazal and Erfan;
and in loving memory of my father.

conTEnTS
chapter 1 General introduction 9
Part 1
chapter 2 Unemployment and retirement and ill health: a cross-sectional 23
analysis across European countries.
(Epub: Int Arch Occup Environ Health)
Part 2
chapter 3 The influence of work-related factors and individual 39
characteristics on work ability among Dutch construction
workers.
(Published: Scand J Work Environ Health.2007; 33(5): 351-7.)
chapter 4 The influence of psychological factors and life style on health 55
and work ability among professional workers (second author)
(Epub: Int Arch Occup Environ Health)
chapter 5 Productivity loss in the workforce: associations with health, 71
work demands, and individual characteristics
(Submitted: Am J Ind Med)
Part 3
chapter 6 Impact of work, life style, and work ability on Sickness 89
absence among Dutch construction workers.
(Submitted: Scand J Work Environ Health)
chapter 7 Determination of work ability and its predictive values for 105
disability among Dutch construction workers
(Submitted: occupational medicine)
chapter 8 General discussion 121
Summary 135
Acknowledgment 141
curriculum Vitae 145

cHAPTEr 1
General introduction