The effect of an increase of the retirement age on the health, well-being, and labor force participation of older workers: A systematic literature review

Findings

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Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2019
Year Published

2021
Quality Rating

5/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Europe (3); Germany (3); Netherlands (3); Italy (2); UK (2); USA (2); Austria (1); Israel (1); Sweden (1); UK (England) (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />
Country focus

Europe (3); Germany (3); Netherlands (3); Italy (2); UK (2); USA (2); Austria (1); Israel (1); Sweden (1); UK (England) (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
System
Domain

Programs and services
Employment
Employment conditions
Labour-market interventions
Sustainable Development Goals
1. No poverty
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
8. Decent work and economic growth
Social system topic(s)

Governance arrangements
Policy authority
Decision-making authority about who is covered and what can or must be provided to them
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Pilipiec P, Groot W, Pavlova M. The effect of an increase of the retirement age on the health, well-being, and labor force participation of older workers: A systematic literature review. Journal of Population Ageing. 2021;14:271-315.
DOI

10.1007/s12062-020-09280-9

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