24–25 October 2024 · TNO, Sylviusweg 71, Leiden, The Netherlands (hybrid) · Hosted by TNO
This is the Book of Abstracts of the 3rd International PEROSH Conference on Prolonging Working Life, hosted by TNO in Leiden, The Netherlands, on 24–25 October 2024. Presentations are listed below by conference session, in programme order, with the presenting author, affiliation and country.
Titles link through to the individual presentation pages. A few presentations listed in the programme were not delivered or are not available, and are omitted from the list below.
Several presentations can be downloaded:
The role of gender
Chair: Noortje Wiezer
- Ruth van Veelen (TNO, Netherlands · In Leiden) Breaking taboos around women’s hormone-related health (Menstruation, Maternity, Menopause) in the workplace: A case study
- Katarzyna Hildt-Ciupińska (Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Poland · In Leiden) Women’s health behaviors in terms of well-being and maintaining work ability
- Philippe Kiss (Securex Occupational Health Service, Belgium · Online) Need for recovery after work and associated risk factors in working menopausal women
- Suzanne Merkus (STAMI, Norway · In Leiden) Gender and educational differences in work participation and working years lost in Norway
(Chronic) health problems
Chair: Linda Koopmans
- Laura Salonen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland · Online) The role of mental health-related healthcare use on work participation after unemployment
- Anushiya Vanajan (VU Amsterdam, Netherlands · In Leiden) The organizational and sectoral determinants of older workers’ healthy pathways to retirement: a scoping review
- Arnold Schriemer (UMCG / Arbo Unie, Netherlands · In Leiden) The impact of prolonging working life on teachers with hearing loss
The path to retirement
Chair: Astrid de Wind
- Taina Leinonen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland · In Leiden) Expected time spent in precarious and limited employment over the working career by occupational group
- Sander van Zon (TNO, Netherlands · In Leiden) Strenuous physical or mental work: early exit from paid employment or working until the statutory retirement age in poor health?
- Rachel Hastings (STAMI, Norway · In Leiden) Occupational exposures and the dynamics of working life patterns: a scoping review of the literature and priorities for future research
Motivation, hybrid working and age discrimination
Chair: Rachel Hastings
- Melanie Ebener (University of Wuppertal, Germany · In Leiden) Working longer in Germany – is motivation to work more relevant than health?
- Noortje Wiezer (TNO, Netherlands · In Leiden) Navigating the return to the office: an ecological momentary assessment of stress, work pleasure and relatedness in older office workers
Lifelong learning / skills
Chair: Taina Leinonen
- Linda Koopmans (TNO, Netherlands · In Leiden) Lifelong learning: the key to maintaining a skilled labour force
- Lars L. Andersen (National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark · Online) Factors optimizing the benefits of skills development for employees aged 55 and older in the Danish state sector
Tools / Interventions
Chair: Suzanne Merkus
- Cleo Varianou-Mikellidou (European University Cyprus, Cyprus · Online) Managing ageing workforce and Occupational Health and Safety challenges
- Tania Goderis (AZ Alma, Belgium · Online) eUlift – an advanced educational tool offering comprehensive training in ergonomic patient handling, integrating cutting-edge technology and evidence-based practices
- Victor Gonzalez (SINTEF Digital, Norway · In Leiden) An evidence-driven framework for age-inclusive, healthier work environments
- Svetlana Solovieva (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland · Online) European Job Exposure Matrix (EuroJEM) for physical workload and psychosocial factors: Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research (EPHOR)
Source: conference programme, 3rd International PEROSH Conference on Prolonging Working Life, 24–25 October 2024, TNO Leiden.
