A systematic review of literature on occupational health and safety interventions for older workers

Bentley, Tim, Onnis, Leigh-Ann, Vassiley, Alexis, Farr-Wharton, Ben, Caponecchia, Carlo, Andrew, Catherine, O'Neill, Sharron, Neto, Abilio De Almeida, Huron, Vanessa, and Green, Nicola (2023) A systematic review of literature on occupational health and safety interventions for older workers. Ergonomics, 66 (12). pp. 1968-1983.

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Abstract

As the global population ages there is an imperative to enhance labour participation of older workers in ways that support good physical and psychological health. However, there is limited guidance for organisations on how to do this effectively. This systematic review examined literature identified through four databases and a targeted web-search, yielding 39 PRISMA records (32 scholarly, seven grey literature) reporting workplace interventions aimed at improving the injury outcomes of older workers. The review revealed that organisational and composite interventions may be most effective, although an absence of robust research in this area and a scarcity of empirical evidence-based interventions known to improve injury outcomes for older workers was noted. Responding to these shortcomings, this article presents ‘A future research agenda for older worker health, safety and well-being interventions.’ This systems-based approach has a dual focus on organisational and composite interventions combined with robust research design.

Item ID: 77708
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1366-5847
Copyright Information: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Funders: Centre for Work Health & Safety NSW (CWHS)
Projects and Grants: CWHS_RP_090
Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2023 03:27
FoR Codes: 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3505 Human resources and industrial relations > 350505 Occupational and workplace health and safety @ 80%
35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3505 Human resources and industrial relations > 350503 Human resources management @ 20%
SEO Codes: 20 HEALTH > 2099 Other health > 209999 Other health not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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