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Promoting work ability and well-being in hospital nursing: The interplay of age, job control, and successful ageing strategies

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Müller, Andreas | Weigl, Matthias | Heiden, Barbara | Glaser, Jürgen | Angerer, Peter

Affiliations: Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine; Ludwig-Maximilians- University Munich; Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336 Munich, Germany

Note: [] Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]; Phone: +49-89-5160-5312; Fax: +49-89-5160-5306.

Keywords: demographic change, ageing, work ability, selection, optimization, compensation, job control

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0083-5137

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5137-5144, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

Previous research shows that work ability of nurses decreases with age. In our study we therefore addressed the following questions: Do successful ageing strategies at work in terms of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) support the work ability of nurses? Does SOC mediate the relationship between job control (i.e., decision opportunities at work) and work ability? Does the mediation differ between age-groups? 438 nurses (Age Range 21–63 years) completed a questionnaire in the course of an employee survey. Results show that SOC is positively related with work ability. The positive effect of job control on work ability is significantly mediated by SOC. There are stronger mediating effects for elder nurses than for younger nurses. Results indicate that the interplay of job control and SOC at work helps to maintain the work ability of nurses in nursing care.

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