Challenges arising for older workers from participating in a workplace intervention addressing work ability: a qualitative study from Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Studies examining what renders workplace interventions to sustain and promote work ability of older workers successful have largely neglected older workers´ perspective. This paper outlines the results of a study with regard to older workers´ experiences and expectations of a workplace intervention. Based on these findings, some reflections on how to improve the design and the implementation of workplace interventions for older workers are provided.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with older workers (N = 8) participating in a workplace intervention undertaken at one production site of a large manufacturing company in Baden-Wurttemberg/Germany. The interview guide included questions on participants´ experiences with and expectations of the interven

SUBMITTER: Sippli K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8238737 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature