Differentiële effecten van mentale en lichamelijke gezondheid en copingstijl op werkvermogen

Een één-jaar follow-up studie onder oudere werknemers
31/10/2014
Hanneke van de Vijfeijke, Allard van der Beek, Fenna Leijten, Jan Fekke Ybema, Lex Burdorf, Suzan Robroek, Swenneke van den Heuvel, Toon Taris
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De-Psycholoog-nr.-11-November-2014
Issue 10

Samenvatting

Differential effects of mental and physical health and coping style on work ability: a 1-year-follow-up study among aging workers
H. van de Vijfeijke, F. Leijten, J.F. Ybema, S. van den Heuvel, S. Robroek, A. van der Beek, L. Burdorf & T. Taris

Objective: this study examines whether mental and physical health relate diff erently to work ability, and whether these associations vary with coping style.
Methods: a one-year longitudinal study was conducted among 8,842 employees aged 45-64 from the study on transitions in employment, ability and motivation (STREAM). Online questionnaires measured self-perceived mental and physical health at baseline, and coping and work ability at follow-up. The data were analyzed using hierarchical regression analysis.
Results: active coping and good mental and especially physical health predicted high work ability at follow-up. Avoidant coping was negatively related to work ability. Seeking support was unrelated to work ability. Interaction effects of coping and health on work ability were weak.
Conclusions: successful coping styles and good health predict high work ability and thus promoting such factors can help to improve sustainable employability.

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  • Samenvatting
  • Inleiding
  • Methode
    • Onderzoeksontwerp en populatie
    • Constructen
    • Statistische analyses
  • Resultaten
    • Onderzoekspopulatie en beschrijvingen
    • V1: Effecten mentale en lichamelijke gezondheid op werkvermogen
    • V2: Effecten copingstijlen op werkvermogen
    • V3: Effect coping op relatie gezondheid en werkvermogen
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  • Literatuurlijst
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In de context van een vergrijzende bevolking is het belangrijk het werkvermogen van ouderen te behouden of te verhogen. In dit artikel beschouwen Hanneke van de Vijfeijke en collega’s de effecten van lichamelijke en mentale gezondheid en copingstijl op het werkvermogen van de oudere werknemer. Toekomstige interventies voor oudere werknemers, zo concluderen zij, moeten gericht zijn op het bevorderen van gezondheid en een actieve copingstijl.

Inleiding

Vanwege een vergrijzende bevolking is het voor veel westerse landen momenteel belangrijk om arbeidsparticipatie van oudere werknemers te behouden en zelfs te vergroten. Het verliezen van waardevolle kennis en ervaring van deze medewerkers is onwenselijk voor organisaties (Ashworth, 2006; Peeters & Van Emmerik, 2008)321. Helaas is de kans op fysieke gezondheidsproblemen (zoals bewegingsapparaat, cardiovasculaire en respiratoire aandoeningen) binnen deze populatie relatief hoog (Gaillard, 2003)10. Dit kan de mate beïnvloeden waarin oudere werknemers in staat zijn om te blijven werken. Bovendien zijn ook psychische aandoeningen geïdentificeerd als een belangrijke oorzaak van arbeidsongeschiktheid in alle leeftijdsgroepen (Blatter et al. 2005; Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 2012)46. Het is daarom van belang om de gevolgen van mentale en lichamelijke gezondheidsproblemen op het werkvermogen van oudere werknemers te onderzoeken.

Een hoog werkvermogen is zowel gerelateerd aan een subjectief ervaren hoge kwaliteit van het werk als aan werkplezier (Tuomi et al., 2001), terwijl een laag werkvermogen

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