Is working in later life good for your health? A systematic review of health outcomes resulting from extended working lives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Work, rather than unemployment, is recognised as being good for health, but there may be an age when the benefits are outweighed by adverse impacts. As countries around the world increase their typical retirement age, the potential effect on population health and health inequalities requires scrutiny.

Methods

We carried out a systematic review of literature published since 2011 from developed countries on the health effects of employment in those over 64 years of age. We completed a narrative synthesis and used harvest plots to map the direction and volume of evidence for the outcomes reported. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) checklist in our methods and reporting.

Results

We identified seventeen relevant studies, w

SUBMITTER: Baxter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8268509 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature