TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of job satisfaction on the risk of disability pension. A 15-year prospective study
AU - Labriola, Merete
AU - Feveile, Helene
AU - Christensen, Karl Bang
AU - Bültmann, Ute
AU - Lund, Thomas
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To identify the impact of job satisfaction on the risk of disability pension. METHODS: A total of 8,338 employees were sampled from the total working population in Denmark. They were interviewed regarding age, gender, job satisfaction and health behaviour. Interview data were merged with national register data on granted disability pension for up to 15 years after baseline data collection. RESULTS: The study found a statistically significant association between low job satisfaction and disability pension for women when adjusted for age, smoking status and BMI. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the results, investing in giving workers a satisfying work environment could be a low-cost way of improving employee health and prolonging labour market participation.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To identify the impact of job satisfaction on the risk of disability pension. METHODS: A total of 8,338 employees were sampled from the total working population in Denmark. They were interviewed regarding age, gender, job satisfaction and health behaviour. Interview data were merged with national register data on granted disability pension for up to 15 years after baseline data collection. RESULTS: The study found a statistically significant association between low job satisfaction and disability pension for women when adjusted for age, smoking status and BMI. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the results, investing in giving workers a satisfying work environment could be a low-cost way of improving employee health and prolonging labour market participation.
U2 - 10.1177/1403494809344103
DO - 10.1177/1403494809344103
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19666670
SN - 1403-4948
VL - 37
SP - 778
EP - 780
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
IS - 7
ER -