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A gender- based approach to the current situation of Spanish dentists
2021
Background To determine the perception of Spanish dentists about the situation of the profession nowadays and how the changes occurred in dental workforce (in number and gender of the past twenty years) have affected their personal and professional lives, under a gender-based approach. Material and Methods An online survey comprising of 51 opinion and socio-economic questions, divided into 9 sections of different topics, which was administered between the members of 13 professional associations. Chi-squared tests were calculated (p<0.05). Results Valid responses were received from 422 participants with a mean age of 41 years old and 66% of female dentists. Most dentists considered their sel…
Predictors of employees' early retirement intentions: an 11-year longitudinal study.
2009
Background Adjusting work life and encouraging older employees to continue at work has become a common challenge as the workforce ages. Gender differences in retirement decisions have largely been overlooked in previous studies, despite the fact that retirement as a life course event and the experience of retirement can be gender dependent. Aims To explore which personal and work-related psychological factors predict early retirement intentions among older women and men and to investigate the stability of these predictors through use of longitudinal data. Methods This research is based on an 11-year follow-up study of ageing Finnish municipal employees. Data on 1101 employees' early retirem…
Work-loss years among people diagnosed with diabetes: a reappraisal from a life course perspective
2018
Aims Early exit from the workforce has been proposed to be one of the unfavorable consequences of diabetes. We examined whether early exit from the workforce differed between persons who were and were not diagnosed with diabetes during their work career. Methods The cohort included 12,726 individuals of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study, born between 1934 and 1944. Using data from nationwide registers, the cohort was followed up from early adulthood until they transitioned into retirement or died. Work- loss years were estimated using the restricted mean work years method. Results During a follow-up of 382,328 person-years for men and 349 894 for women, 36.8% transitioned into old age pension…
Who is ‘on-call’ in Australia? A new classification approach for on-call employment in future population-level studies
2021
Background On-call research and guidance materials typically focus on ‘traditional’ on-call work (e.g., emergency services, healthcare). However, given the increasing prevalence of non-standard employment arrangements (e.g., gig work and casualisation), it is likely that a proportion of individuals who describe themselves as being on-call are not included in current on-call literature. This study therefore aimed to describe the current sociodemographic and work characteristics of Australian on-call workers. Methods A survey of 2044 adults assessed sociodemographic and work arrangements. Of this population, 1057 individuals were workforce participants, who were asked to provide information …
The need for methods to measure capacity and incapacity from working life to old age
2017
Owing to a sharp increase in population ageing, a decrease in fertility and increase in life expectancy, there is an imbalance between numbers of workers entering and those leaving the workforce. The need to work longer has thus become increasingly important. To promote functional ability during extended work life and after retirement is important to ensure that people of all ages can remain active. Studies on occupational health have traditionally focused on people of working age and gerontology has studied people after retirement. These two research areas have largely remained separate, but this does not have to be the case. Both occupational health research and gerontology require a bala…
Work ability in midlife as a predictor of mortality and disability in later life: a 28-year prospective follow-up study.
2011
Background: Poor work ability correlates with increased morbidity and early retirement from the workforce, but the association in old age is not known. We investigated work ability in midlife among white-collar and blue-collar employees as a predictor of mortality and disability 28 years later. Methods: A total of 5971 occupationally active people aged 44–58 years participated in the Finnish Longitudinal Study of Municipal Employees (FLAME) in 1981. Perceived work ability relative to lifetime best was categorized as excellent, moderate or poor. In 2009, the ability to perform activities of daily living was assessed among 2879 respondents (71.0% of the survivors). Mortality data were availab…
Identificación y priorización de actuaciones de mejora de la eficiencia en el Sistema Nacional de Salud
2011
ResumenObjetivosIdentificar un número significativo de actuaciones orientadas a mejorar la eficiencia y reducir el despilfarro en el Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS), y priorizarlas en función de su impacto. Valorar el impacto y la prioridad de las medidas implantadas o anunciadas por el gobierno.Material y métodosReunión de 13 expertos, estructurada siguiendo procedimientos adaptados de las técnicas de brainstorming, grupo nominal y método de consenso Rand.ResultadosEl panel propuso 101 posibles medidas para mejorar la eficiencia del SNS, que junto a las 11 contenidas en los Reales Decretos-Ley 4 y 8 de 2010, suman un total de 112 propuestas valoradas. Las propuestas se centraron en el buen…
Motivational aspects and level of satisfaction of Italian junior doctors with regard to knowledge and skills acquired attending specific general prac…
2017
The demographic and epidemiological transitions resulted in a pressing need to reformulate the health workforce demand and to revise pre-and post-graduate training to prepare the medical profiles to meet the new health needs focused on chronic diseases. The Italian Junior Doctors Association and the Giotto Movement carried out a web survey to identify the motivational aspects and the level of satisfaction of Italian junior doctors regarding knowledge and skills acquired after attending the General Practitioners’ specific training (GP-ST). Three-hundred-forty-seven General Practitioners (GPs), 302 trainees and 45 newly qualified trainees answered a web questionnaire. Significant differences …
What is the meaning of ‘talent’ in the world of work?
2013
The ongoing confusion about the meaning of ‘talent’ within the world of work is hindering the establishment of widely accepted talent management theories and practices. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the literature on talent management by offering an indepth review of the talent concept within the specific context of the world of work, and proposing a framework for its conceptualization. We group different theoretical approaches to talent into ‘object’ (i.e., talent as natural ability; talent as mastery; talent as commitment; talent as fit) versus ‘subject’ approaches (i.e., talent as all people; talent as some people) and identify dynamics existing within and between them, as we…
Some considerations on adapting academic qualifications to the Romanian labor market
2017
The paper presents the results of some research carried out by the authors during the activities of the “Academic Entrepreneurial Laboratory – Progress through Innovation and Practice – (Univers Practic)” and seeks to evince certain key aspects pertaining to the adaptation of university qualifications to the needs of the Romanian workforce. First, the general context of higher education and the current state of affairs, as reflected by the analysis of relevant works in the field are presented. This is followed by a presentation of the main results of a questionnaire-based study that evinces the opinions of students, graduates, and company managers with regard to the necessity of adapting ac…