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Tomasz Kostka - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an evaluation of the work and life conditions and the quality of life in 60 to 65 year old white collar employees Manual Workers and unemployed controls
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Malgorzata Piglowska, Agnieszka Guligowska, Janusz śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES: Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS: The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS: Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P < 0.05). In working subjects (n = 200), QoL was inversely associated with reported health problems (P < 0.01) and directly related to quality of work (P < 0.001). In the group of Manual Workers (n = 100), QoL indices were influenced by health factors and quality of work, while in the intellectual group (n = 100) mainly by health factors. CONCLUSIONS: Quality of work and health assessment are the main domains that influence older Workers' QoL and may contribute to the shortening of the work period and accelerated transfer to retirement. Quality of work assessment seems especially important in older Manual Workers.
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an evaluation of the work and life conditions and the quality of life in 60 to 65 year old white collar employees Manual Workers and unemployed controls
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Malgorzata Piglowska, Agnieszka Guligowska, Janusz śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P < 0.05). In working subjects (n = 200), QoL was inversely associated with reported health problems (P < 0.01) and directly related to quality of work (P < 0.001). In the group of Manual Workers (n = 100), QoL indices were influenced by health factors and quality of work, while in the intellectual group (n = 100) mainly by health factors. CONCLUSIONS Quality of work and health assessment are the main domains that influence older Workers' QoL and may contribute to the shortening of the work period and accelerated transfer to retirement. Quality of work assessment seems especially important in older Manual Workers.
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An Evaluation of the Work and Life Conditions and the Quality of Life in 60 to 65 Year-Old White-Collar Employees, Manual Workers, and Unemployed Controls.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Agnieszka Guligowska, Małgorzata Pigłowska, Janusz Śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P
Pascal Madeleine - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Retirement status and frailty: a cross-sectional study of the phenotype of Manual Workers aged 50-70 years.
European journal of public health, 2020Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Henrik Bøggild, Johan Hviid Andersen, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Background The frailty phenotype is predictive of mortality and has been identified in the working population. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence of frailty and individual frailty symptoms among active and retired Danish Manual Workers and to delineate the relationship between frailty and lifestyle factors. Methods Manual Workers aged 50-70 years answered questions relating to the Fried criteria for frailty (weight loss, exhaustion, slowness, weakness and inactivity). Only men were included in the analyses and respondents were stratified according to work status: active Workers (n = 1555), early retirees (n = 289) and Workers retired at or after normal pension age (n = 291). Associations between pre-frailty/frailty, work status and various lifestyle factors were estimated using binomial logistic regression. Results Overall, the prevalence of pre-frailty (one or two symptoms) and frailty (three or more symptoms) was 33.3% and 1.5%, respectively. Those who had retired early were more likely to be pre-frail/frail compared with active Workers (odds ratio 2.20, 95% CI 1.61-3.01). Exhaustion was the most prominent symptom reported by 22.2% of active Workers, 34.6% of early retirees and 16.5% of Workers retired at normal retirement age. Lifestyle factors including obesity, physical inactivity and smoking but not alcohol intake were associated with pre-frailty/frailty. Conclusion Symptoms of frailty are identifiable and present among both active and retired Manual Workers. Data suggest discrepancies among Danish Manual Workers, with some having unhealthy lifestyles and being more prone to develop pre-frailty and frailty already in their sixth decade of life.
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Physical performances show conflicting associations in aged Manual Workers.
Scientific reports, 2020Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Afshin Samani, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Ageing is associated with a decrease in physical performance implying that aged Manual Workers may be unable to match the physical requirements of their jobs. In this cross-sectional study, 96 male Manual Workers aged 51–72 years were recruited. Outcomes included handgrip strength (HGS), fat-free mass (FFM), fat percentage, cardiorespiratory fitness ($$\dot{{\rm{V}}}$$O2max), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume after 1 s (FEV1), spinal flexibility, sit-to-stand test performance and static balance. Covariates included height, smoking habits, leisure-time physical activity and systemic inflammation from blood samples. Outcomes were also compared with general populations. Age was negatively related to FFM and FEV1, whereas static balance (velocity of displacement) was positively associated with age. Greater HGS, but poorer $$\dot{{\rm{V}}}$$O2max and FEV1/FEV ratio were found compared with general populations. Age was negatively related with physical performances although a large part of the variance in performance could be explained by factors other than age such as smoking and systemic inflammation. The Manual Workers had greater muscle strength but had poorer cardiorespiratory fitness and lung function when compared with general populations. Specific health interventions targeting specifically cardiorespiratory fitness, lung function, and balance may be needed to maintain physical performances among Manual Workers.
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On the role of ageing and musculoskeletal pain on dynamic balance in Manual Workers.
Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 2019Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Afshin Samani, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the interacting effects of age and musculoskeletal pain on balance in Manual Workers. Ninety male Manual Workers aged 51–72 yr were recruited and stratified according to lower extremity musculoskeletal pain intensity (pain/no pain) and work status (working/retired). The five-repetition sit-to-stand (STS) test was used to assess lower extremity function including completion time, stand time, sit time and dynamic rate of force development both in the upwards (RFDup) and downwards moving phase (RFDdown). Dynamic balance was expressed as the range, velocity, standard deviation (SD), maximum Lyapunov Exponent and sample entropy of centre of pressure displacement in the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral direction, as well as free moment during the STS test. Except for higher age, no marked differences were seen between working and retired participants. Both age and musculoskeletal pain were negatively associated with motor function. Age × pain interactions showed that completion time, stand time, RFDup and RFDdown were negatively associated with age for participants without pain, but positively for those with pain. Similar findings were seen for dynamic balance. These findings indicate that the effects of lower extremity musculoskeletal pain on lower extremity function and dynamic balance are age dependent.
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Physical-work ability and chronic musculoskeletal complaints are related to leisure-time physical activity: Cross-sectional study among Manual Workers aged 50–70 years:
Scandinavian journal of public health, 2019Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Afshin Samani, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Aims: To investigate the associations between both high- and low-intensity leisure-time physical activity on physical-work ability and chronic musculoskeletal complaints among Manual Workers aged 5...
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The effects of age and musculoskeletal pain on force variability among Manual Workers.
Human movement science, 2019Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Afshin Samani, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Abstract The present study investigated the influence of age and musculoskeletal pain on force variability during a continuous isometric handgrip force task performed at 30% of maximal voluntary contraction carried out until failure. We recruited 96 male Manual Workers aged 51–72 years. The participants were stratified according to their age (50–59 and 60+ years) and by pain status (no pain, acute pain and chronic pain). The amplitude and structure of variability expressed as respectively standard deviation (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV), and sample entropy (SaEn) were calculated from the endurance task. The oldest group had an approximately 18% longer endurance time than the youngest group. No between-group differences were found in SD or CV, whereas a significant interaction between age and pain stage was found for SaEn. The youngest group showed lower SaEn than the oldest for both those with chronic pain and those without pain, indicating less force complexity, whereas a tendency for the opposite was found in the acute pain group. Within the pain stage groups, Workers with acute pain had higher SaEn compared with both the no pain and chronic pain groups. These findings suggest that age and musculoskeletal pain differentially affects the structure of force variability in Manual Workers.
Bartlomiej Soltysik - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an evaluation of the work and life conditions and the quality of life in 60 to 65 year old white collar employees Manual Workers and unemployed controls
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Malgorzata Piglowska, Agnieszka Guligowska, Janusz śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES: Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS: The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS: Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P < 0.05). In working subjects (n = 200), QoL was inversely associated with reported health problems (P < 0.01) and directly related to quality of work (P < 0.001). In the group of Manual Workers (n = 100), QoL indices were influenced by health factors and quality of work, while in the intellectual group (n = 100) mainly by health factors. CONCLUSIONS: Quality of work and health assessment are the main domains that influence older Workers' QoL and may contribute to the shortening of the work period and accelerated transfer to retirement. Quality of work assessment seems especially important in older Manual Workers.
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an evaluation of the work and life conditions and the quality of life in 60 to 65 year old white collar employees Manual Workers and unemployed controls
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Malgorzata Piglowska, Agnieszka Guligowska, Janusz śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P < 0.05). In working subjects (n = 200), QoL was inversely associated with reported health problems (P < 0.01) and directly related to quality of work (P < 0.001). In the group of Manual Workers (n = 100), QoL indices were influenced by health factors and quality of work, while in the intellectual group (n = 100) mainly by health factors. CONCLUSIONS Quality of work and health assessment are the main domains that influence older Workers' QoL and may contribute to the shortening of the work period and accelerated transfer to retirement. Quality of work assessment seems especially important in older Manual Workers.
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An Evaluation of the Work and Life Conditions and the Quality of Life in 60 to 65 Year-Old White-Collar Employees, Manual Workers, and Unemployed Controls.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Agnieszka Guligowska, Małgorzata Pigłowska, Janusz Śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P
Kristoffer Larsen Norheim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Retirement status and frailty: a cross-sectional study of the phenotype of Manual Workers aged 50-70 years.
European journal of public health, 2020Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Henrik Bøggild, Johan Hviid Andersen, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Background The frailty phenotype is predictive of mortality and has been identified in the working population. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence of frailty and individual frailty symptoms among active and retired Danish Manual Workers and to delineate the relationship between frailty and lifestyle factors. Methods Manual Workers aged 50-70 years answered questions relating to the Fried criteria for frailty (weight loss, exhaustion, slowness, weakness and inactivity). Only men were included in the analyses and respondents were stratified according to work status: active Workers (n = 1555), early retirees (n = 289) and Workers retired at or after normal pension age (n = 291). Associations between pre-frailty/frailty, work status and various lifestyle factors were estimated using binomial logistic regression. Results Overall, the prevalence of pre-frailty (one or two symptoms) and frailty (three or more symptoms) was 33.3% and 1.5%, respectively. Those who had retired early were more likely to be pre-frail/frail compared with active Workers (odds ratio 2.20, 95% CI 1.61-3.01). Exhaustion was the most prominent symptom reported by 22.2% of active Workers, 34.6% of early retirees and 16.5% of Workers retired at normal retirement age. Lifestyle factors including obesity, physical inactivity and smoking but not alcohol intake were associated with pre-frailty/frailty. Conclusion Symptoms of frailty are identifiable and present among both active and retired Manual Workers. Data suggest discrepancies among Danish Manual Workers, with some having unhealthy lifestyles and being more prone to develop pre-frailty and frailty already in their sixth decade of life.
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Physical performances show conflicting associations in aged Manual Workers.
Scientific reports, 2020Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Afshin Samani, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Ageing is associated with a decrease in physical performance implying that aged Manual Workers may be unable to match the physical requirements of their jobs. In this cross-sectional study, 96 male Manual Workers aged 51–72 years were recruited. Outcomes included handgrip strength (HGS), fat-free mass (FFM), fat percentage, cardiorespiratory fitness ($$\dot{{\rm{V}}}$$O2max), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume after 1 s (FEV1), spinal flexibility, sit-to-stand test performance and static balance. Covariates included height, smoking habits, leisure-time physical activity and systemic inflammation from blood samples. Outcomes were also compared with general populations. Age was negatively related to FFM and FEV1, whereas static balance (velocity of displacement) was positively associated with age. Greater HGS, but poorer $$\dot{{\rm{V}}}$$O2max and FEV1/FEV ratio were found compared with general populations. Age was negatively related with physical performances although a large part of the variance in performance could be explained by factors other than age such as smoking and systemic inflammation. The Manual Workers had greater muscle strength but had poorer cardiorespiratory fitness and lung function when compared with general populations. Specific health interventions targeting specifically cardiorespiratory fitness, lung function, and balance may be needed to maintain physical performances among Manual Workers.
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On the role of ageing and musculoskeletal pain on dynamic balance in Manual Workers.
Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 2019Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Afshin Samani, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the interacting effects of age and musculoskeletal pain on balance in Manual Workers. Ninety male Manual Workers aged 51–72 yr were recruited and stratified according to lower extremity musculoskeletal pain intensity (pain/no pain) and work status (working/retired). The five-repetition sit-to-stand (STS) test was used to assess lower extremity function including completion time, stand time, sit time and dynamic rate of force development both in the upwards (RFDup) and downwards moving phase (RFDdown). Dynamic balance was expressed as the range, velocity, standard deviation (SD), maximum Lyapunov Exponent and sample entropy of centre of pressure displacement in the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral direction, as well as free moment during the STS test. Except for higher age, no marked differences were seen between working and retired participants. Both age and musculoskeletal pain were negatively associated with motor function. Age × pain interactions showed that completion time, stand time, RFDup and RFDdown were negatively associated with age for participants without pain, but positively for those with pain. Similar findings were seen for dynamic balance. These findings indicate that the effects of lower extremity musculoskeletal pain on lower extremity function and dynamic balance are age dependent.
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Physical-work ability and chronic musculoskeletal complaints are related to leisure-time physical activity: Cross-sectional study among Manual Workers aged 50–70 years:
Scandinavian journal of public health, 2019Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Afshin Samani, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Aims: To investigate the associations between both high- and low-intensity leisure-time physical activity on physical-work ability and chronic musculoskeletal complaints among Manual Workers aged 5...
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The effects of age and musculoskeletal pain on force variability among Manual Workers.
Human movement science, 2019Co-Authors: Kristoffer Larsen Norheim, Afshin Samani, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Øyvind Omland, Pascal MadeleineAbstract:Abstract The present study investigated the influence of age and musculoskeletal pain on force variability during a continuous isometric handgrip force task performed at 30% of maximal voluntary contraction carried out until failure. We recruited 96 male Manual Workers aged 51–72 years. The participants were stratified according to their age (50–59 and 60+ years) and by pain status (no pain, acute pain and chronic pain). The amplitude and structure of variability expressed as respectively standard deviation (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV), and sample entropy (SaEn) were calculated from the endurance task. The oldest group had an approximately 18% longer endurance time than the youngest group. No between-group differences were found in SD or CV, whereas a significant interaction between age and pain stage was found for SaEn. The youngest group showed lower SaEn than the oldest for both those with chronic pain and those without pain, indicating less force complexity, whereas a tendency for the opposite was found in the acute pain group. Within the pain stage groups, Workers with acute pain had higher SaEn compared with both the no pain and chronic pain groups. These findings suggest that age and musculoskeletal pain differentially affects the structure of force variability in Manual Workers.
Agnieszka Guligowska - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an evaluation of the work and life conditions and the quality of life in 60 to 65 year old white collar employees Manual Workers and unemployed controls
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Malgorzata Piglowska, Agnieszka Guligowska, Janusz śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES: Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS: The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS: Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P < 0.05). In working subjects (n = 200), QoL was inversely associated with reported health problems (P < 0.01) and directly related to quality of work (P < 0.001). In the group of Manual Workers (n = 100), QoL indices were influenced by health factors and quality of work, while in the intellectual group (n = 100) mainly by health factors. CONCLUSIONS: Quality of work and health assessment are the main domains that influence older Workers' QoL and may contribute to the shortening of the work period and accelerated transfer to retirement. Quality of work assessment seems especially important in older Manual Workers.
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an evaluation of the work and life conditions and the quality of life in 60 to 65 year old white collar employees Manual Workers and unemployed controls
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Malgorzata Piglowska, Agnieszka Guligowska, Janusz śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P < 0.05). In working subjects (n = 200), QoL was inversely associated with reported health problems (P < 0.01) and directly related to quality of work (P < 0.001). In the group of Manual Workers (n = 100), QoL indices were influenced by health factors and quality of work, while in the intellectual group (n = 100) mainly by health factors. CONCLUSIONS Quality of work and health assessment are the main domains that influence older Workers' QoL and may contribute to the shortening of the work period and accelerated transfer to retirement. Quality of work assessment seems especially important in older Manual Workers.
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An Evaluation of the Work and Life Conditions and the Quality of Life in 60 to 65 Year-Old White-Collar Employees, Manual Workers, and Unemployed Controls.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017Co-Authors: Bartlomiej Soltysik, łukasz Kroc, Agnieszka Guligowska, Małgorzata Pigłowska, Janusz Śmigielski, Tomasz KostkaAbstract:OBJECTIVES Assessment of the work and life conditions of 60 to 65-year-old seniors with regard to type of work and quality of life (QoL). METHODS The European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Questionnaire and the EuroQol 5D were used to evaluate work and life conditions and QoL in the three age- and sex-matched 60 to 65-year-old groups (white-collar, Manual Workers, and unemployed subjects, 100 each group, 50% of women). RESULTS Manual Workers and unemployed subjects had lower QoL score (0 to 100 point scale) than white-collar Workers (accordingly 72.2; 71.2; 76.2; P