Promotion of Work Ability towards Productive Aging Selected papers of the 3rd International Symposium on Work Ability, Hanoi, Vietnam, 22-24 October 2007

Table of Contents
Preface 

Chapter 1  Overview
Achievements in Aging and Work “period 1989–2007; Challenges after 2007”
W.J. Goedhard
Measures for the aging workforce in Japan from the perspective of the occupational health, safety and ergonomic
M. Kumashiro
The effects of work-related and individual factors on work ability: A systematic review
T.I.J. van den Berg, L.A.M. Elders & A. Burdorf
Systematic review for assessing job demands and physical work capacity in safety jobs
A. Ropponen, J. Smolander & V. Louhevaara

Chapter 2   Work Ability Index
The place of age in organisational policymaking: Evidence from an Australian qualitative survey
L. Brooke, P. Healy, J. Jiang & P. Taylor
Establishment of a Work Ability Index network in Germany
H.M. Hasselhorn, B.H. Müller, R. Tielsch, B. Gauggel, G. Freude & J. Tempel
WAI among workers in SMEs at Wholesale, Fruits, Vegetables and Flower Market in Brazil – from research to action
I. Monteiro, K. Tuomi, J. Ilmarinen, J. Seitsamo, E. Tuominen & H.R. Corrêa-Filho
Factors associated to the work ability among Brazilian teachers
T.G. Vedovato & I. Monteiro
Factors that predict work ability: Incorporating a measure of organizational values towards ageing
J. Palermo, L. Webber, K. Smith & A. Khor
Effect of Japanese employment system on Work Ability Index
M. Tokuhiro, H. Izumi, J.-L. Malo, N. Uehara & M. Kumashiro
Study on work ability of Vietnamese workers in selected industries
D.K. Van & N.N. Nga
WAI among young employees in Brazil with new scores
I. Monteiro, J. Ilmarinen, K. Tuomi, J. Seitsamo, E.P. Goes, A.P. Fernandes & E.P. Hodge
Verifying of the theoretical model of perceived work ability in the field of teaching
V. Louhevaaral & S. Järvelin
An assessment of the Work Ability Index (WAI) and its usefulness in predicting and promoting continued workin staff employed by amajor UK Charity 83
T. Reilly, A. Rees & M. Tipton
Individual and work related determinants of work ability in white-collar workers
T.I.J. van den Berg, S.M. Alavinia, F.J. Bredt, D. Lindeboom, L.A.M. Elders & A. Burdorf
Workplace trauma exposure, emotional imbalance and work ability
G.P. Fichera, L. Neri, S. Sartori & G. Costa
Work ability and all cause mortality: A 25-year longitudinal study among Finnish municipal workers
J. Seitsamo & R. Martikainen
Impacts from occupational risk factors on self reported reduced work ability among Danish wage earners
L. Sell, A. Faber & K. Søgaard
Work ability and work quality as indicators for a longer and more productive working life
M. Melon, P. Cocco & G. Costa
Disabled people at work and work ability: A study in a Brazilian company
E.P. Hodge & I. Monteiro
Work ability of a population of 40+ in Luxembourg
N. Majery

Chapter 3   Staying at Work
Older worker career plateau: Issues and remedies
P. McCarthy & S. Moore
Can organisations influence employees’ intentions to retire?
J. Oakman & Y. Wells
Extending the working life
R.G. Goedhard & W.J.A. Goedhard
Pension preferences and work environment 
M. Stattin
Younger managers and considerably older subordinates 
I. Johansson
Training older workers and long-term development: Needs and obstacles
J.-C. Marquié & L.R. Duarte

Chapter 4   Promotion of Health and Work Ability
Promoting health and workability in Vattenfall AB Nordic, Sweden
R.J. Mykletun & T. Furunes
Managers’ decision making latitudes in relation to managing ageing workers
T. Furunes & R.J. Mykletun
The DRUVAN-project: A major increase in Occupational Health Service based on the Metal Age method in a Finnish municipality improved the work abilityand gave significant financial return
O. Näsman & G. Ahonen
A study on effects of support systems for KAIZEN in casting production of non-ferrous alloy by aged foundry workers
Y. Mizuno, N. Motegi, M. Sugiura, F. Matsuda, T. Yoshikawa, K. Sakai & T. Misawa
Discovering the treasure: The use of the Work Ability Concept and the WAI in a bus company within a workplace health promotion process 
J. Tempel & J. Schramm
Prolonging working life in intellectual work
Ü. Kristjuhan
Ergonomic and safe design of railway vehicles for elderly and handicapped people 
M. Rentzsch & D. Seliger
Female workers’ superior peculiarity and consideration for aging for the activation of “super-advanced age and fewer children” society 
K. Mikami, K. Iida & M. Kumashiro
Usability research on the older person’s ability for Web browsing 
D. Kobayashi & S. Yamamoto

Chapter 5   Age Affected Functions
Impact of psychosocial work environment factors measured by the COPSOQ on the need for recovery after work in aging workers. Preliminary results 
P. Kiss & M. De Meester
Age differences in mental workload while performing visual search task 
M. Takahara, T. Miura, K. Shinohara & T. Kimura
A study of clinical assessment of Unilateral Spatial Neglect using a Head Mounted Display system (HMD) for elderly stroke patients in a virtual reality technology
T. Tanaka, S. Ino, T. Ifukube, S. Sugihara, S. Shirogane, Y. Oyama & Y. Maeda
Postural control using a vibratory feedback system for balance training in the elderly
T. Tanaka, S. Ino, T. Ifukube, S. Shirogane, Y. Maeda,Y. Oyama, S. Sugihara & T. Izumi
A study of static and dynamic balance abilities in the elderly
Y. Maeda, T. Tanaka, S. Ino, T. Ifukube, S. Shirogane & Y. Oyama
Differences of visual information processing between younger and aged person
K. Yamanaka,Y. Nakanishi & M. Kawakami

Chapter 6   Nurse
Effects of disturbed sleep on work ability and well-being among European nurses
D. Camerino, P.M. Conway, S. Sartori & G. Costa
Physical/mental recovery and work ability of nurses in Japan 
C. Miyamoto, Y. Suenaga, M. Ando, N. Noda, Y. Okui & M. Hashimoto
Relationship between depersonalization syndrome and medical malpractice among Japanese nurses 
M. Sugiura, M. Hirosawa, Y. Yamada, Y. Nishi, S. Tanaka & M. Mizuno
Effect of continuous exercise on job stress among Japanese nurses
Y. Kawata, Y. Yamada, M. Sugiura, Y. Nishi, M. Mizuno, M. Hirosawa & S. Tanaka
Relation between Typus Melancholicus and burnout among Japanese nurses
Y. Yamada, M. Hirosawa, M. Sugiura, Y. Nishi, S. Tanaka & M. Mizuno
Relationship between depression and depersonalization among Japanese nurses
S. Tanaka, M. Sugiura, M. Hirosawa, Y. Yamada, Y. Nishi & M. Mizuno
Effect of obsessive personality traits and impulsiveness on obsessive-compulsive disorder and eating disorders among hospital nurses
Y. Nishi, M. Hirosawa, M. Sugiura, Y. Yamada, S. Tanaka & M. Mizuno
Work-family balance and stressors among Japanese administrative nurses
M. Mizuno, Y. Yamada, M. Hirosawa, M. Sugiura, Y. Nishi,Y. Kawata & S. Tanaka

Chapter 7  Others
Time constraints and age: Health impact on musculoskeletal problems and perceived health 
B. Norma, S. Rosa & S. Francesco
Age-related differences in insurance claim rates for work-related injuries and diseases for different occupations and industry sectors 
K. Munk, P. Congdon & W. Macdonald
Age-related differences in patterns of return to work and compensation costs following work-related injury or illness
K. Munk, P. Congdon & W. Macdonald
Keyword Index
Author Index

Biography

Masaharu Kumashiro