Pain, Physical Demands at Work, and Future Work Expectations Among Older Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

In the United States, pain is becoming increasingly prevalent among older adults at the same time as policies are incentivizing work longer. Given that pain and physically demanding jobs are both linked to early retirement and they often go hand-in-hand, it is important to assess how the unique effects of pain and physical work demands may interact in predicting future work expectations.

Research design and methods

Using Health and Retirement Study data (1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016 waves), we assess how pain and physical job demands influence future work expectations of 10,358 adults at midlife (ages 51-56), after accounting for sociodemographic, job, health, and financial characteristics.

Results

Compared to men with no pain, activity-interfe

SUBMITTER: Andrasfay T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714917 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature