Aging and Work (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Kumashiro, Masaharu

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Improvements in health care and quality of life in recent years have led to a marked aging of the world's population, especially in well-developed regions. In the near future, this problem will spread to developing countries. The growing need to promote the health and function of aging workers presents new challenges as well as new opportunities. <

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780203218556
• Artikelnr.: 38161480

Autorenporträt

Masaharu Kumashiro is Professor and Head of the Department of Ergonomics at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan. He is President of the Pan-Pacific Council of Occupational Ergonomics, President of the Society for Occupational Safety, Health and Ergonomics, Chair if the IEA Technical Committee for Safety and Health, and also Fellow of the Ergonomics Society. He has been a world leader in establishing the study of ergonomics within the field of occupational health, and plays the central role in the global network of researchers involved in Aging and Work

Inhaltsangabe

Changes of the Work Ability Index of Aging Workers related to the
Participation in the Activities for Promoting Health and Work Ability: A
3-Year Program. Maintaining the Work Ability of Kitchen Workers. The Strict
Agricultural Products Standard and the Difficulty of Agricultural Work for
Aged Workers. A Study on the Usability of Mobile Phones for the Elderly.
Health Status and Lifestyles of Elderly Japanese Workers. A Continuous
Exercise Time and Psych-Physiological Reaction for a Suitable Prescriptive
Exercise Program. The Effect of Aging on Lipid Metabolism and Aerobic
Ability. The Study of the Work Accidents in the Fishery Industry. Renal
Function Decline in Aged Workers Enhances Toxic Effect of Occupational
Chemicals. Post-Polio Fatigue and Aging: A New Problem at Workplaces in
Japan. Japanese Initiatives on Aging and Work: An Occupational Ergonomics
Approach to Solving this Complex Problem. Occupational Gerontology: The
Science Aimed at Older Employees. Promotion of Work Ability during Aging.
Functional Fitness: Encouraging Human Struggle (Physical Activity) and
Warning about the Cost of Technology. The Role of the Psychological
Environment in Promoting the Health and Performance of Older Workers.
Company Level Strategies for Promotion of Well-Being, Work Ability and
Total Productivity. Developing a New Work System for Elderly Workers.
Employment of the Elderly in Korea. The Theory and Practice of Work
Re-Design in a Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Industry in an Aging
Society. Occupational Activity and Aging. The Anthropometric Data of the
Aging Workers in Taiwan. Survey of Prospects for Elderly Care Workers. Work
Situation Evaluation as a Prerequisite for Productive Aging of Engineers
and Innovators. Intergenerational Relations at Work in Sweden and the UK. A
Work - Family Balance Approach to Research on Late Career. Work Climate and
the Age-Hostile Workplace. Terminology of Aging used in Legislation and
Government Policy. For Whom is a Disabled Pension a Good Solution when
Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevent Work. The Management of Work-Related
Stress with Regards to the Health of Older Workers. Characteristics and
Perspectives of Occupational Accidents Involving Aged Workers in Korea.
Development of a Work Support Tool for the Old with Work Postures as an
Index. Measures for Healthy Aging: Lifestyle and Exercise. Age-conscious
Personnel Policies and Productive Aging. Maintaining Work Ability of
Elderly Workers. Support Systems for Elderly Workers. Part 6. Occupational
Accidents and Incidents.