Assessment of psychophysical capacities for professional work in late middle age and at the beginning of old age
Med Pr
; 69(4): 375-381, 2018 Aug 20.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In Poland average life expectancy extends, while the number of the elderly who are active in the labor market decreases MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
The study population consisted of 429 people aged 5070 years old living in the community of south-eastern Poland. The respondents were divided into 2 study groups group I late middle age (5060 years old) and group II early old age (6170 years old). With the use of questionnaires they were given, we obtained their socio-demographic data, assessed their cognitive and emotional state, as their physical activity levels. We used the Tinetti test to assess their gait and balance.RESULTS:
We did not find statistically significant difference in cognitive functioning between the studied groups (p = 0.109). Moreover, there was no significant relationship between belonging to an age group and suffering from depression (p = 0.06) as well as no major differences were observed in the general level of physical activity in relation to age (p = 0.112). Our study found that most of our subjects, regardless of gender, declared their willingness to continue professional work after reaching retirement age.CONCLUSIONS:
The results of own research did not show significant differences in psychophysical state between people in late middle age and at the beginning of old age. Most of the researched participants declared their willingness to continue professional work. Due to changing demographic conditions, it is becoming an important issue to maintain the highest possible level of professional activity of older people in the labor market in Poland. Med Pr 2018;69(4)375381Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estrés Psicológico
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Ejercicio Físico
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Envejecimiento Cognitivo
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Pr
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
PL
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POLAND
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POLONIA
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POLÔNIA