EAWOP Working Late Presentation Myanna Duncan

7/31/2019 EAWOP Working Late Presentation Myanna Duncan

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Dr. Myanna Duncan C. Psychol.

& Professor Cheryl Haslam

Work & Health Research Centre, Loughborough University

Enhancing productiveand healthy workingenvironments


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Ageing workforce

increasing age of the UK workforcepresents major challenges

important to maintain health,productivity and quality of working life

need to promote a healthy working

environment


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New Dynamics of Ageing

seven year multidisciplinary research initiative with theultimate aim of improving quality of life of older people.

Largest and most ambitious programme of ageing research

ever mounted in the UK.

In 2008 Loughborough University was awarded funding tocarry out a 4 year research project on the older workforce.


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The Working Late team


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Working Late: Aims

Explore the dynamics of later lifeworking

Develop interventions to improvehealth and workability

Develop design solutions toimprove the quality of working life


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Four Interconnected Work Packages

1. User engagement & dissemination

2. Dynamics of later life working

3. The Occupational Health Context

4. The Work Environment


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Working Late: User Engagement

Engagement withusers to informresearch process

Research presentedto, discussed with,

and modified byselected user groups


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Working Late: Later Life Working

Examine work participation and recruitmentopportunities

Impact of age discrimination legislation

Interactions between work and familycommitments


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Working Late: The Work Environment

Explore the design needs of ageing workers:

Equipment, tools and workspaces Job design and planning

Develop design models for an

inclusive workplace usingOrganiser for Working Late


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Working Late: The Journey to Work

Relationship between travel and work

Impact of family commitments

Information, support and technology required

to accommodate changing needs


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Working Late: Occupational Health

Identification of current occupational healthstrategies

Evaluate workplace policies and strategies forpromoting health and workability

Aims to develop innovative health promotioninterventions


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Working Late: Health Interventions

Health education materials toengage and motivate employees

Develop, implement and evaluatehealth promoting physical activityinterventions


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Sitting Time

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Workday Non workday

Tim

espentsitting

ineach

domain(minu

tes)

Other leisure

Computer at home

TV

At work

Transport


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Press Coverage


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Intervention

1 year intervention to encourage:

Incidental activity

Active commuting Exercise at work

Participants health assessments at:Baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months


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private sector

public sector

Intervention Recruitment

Edinburgh (107)

Dundee (102)

Ipswich (158)

Newcastle (116)

London (218)

Glasgow (116)

Liverpool (41)

Leeds (116)

Grafton (95)

Gipping (50)

Total: 1119 participants


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Physiological

Height

Body weight and composition Waist and hip circumference

Blood pressure and resting heart rate

Activity levels (pedometer)


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Assessment Tools


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Step Count Data

Website to record step count data

60,000+ step count entries made


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Psychological

Personal and organisational demographics

Lifestyle and physical activity information

Work Ability Index (WAI)General Health Questionnaire

LOISS Sleep Scale

Musculoskeletal pain/discomfortJob attitudes (satisfaction, motivation, commitment)


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Interview Themes

Increased awareness of sedentary time

Behavioural changes to working day (wherepossible)

Greater awareness of health as a priority

Effect other areas: diet, family involvement,

psychological mood, work performance

Seasonal variations in behaviour


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walkinglunch


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Walking Lunch Initiative


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Working Late - outputs

examples of the impact of legislative changes onolder workers work experiences (guidance foremployers)

recommendations for journey planning best practice in occupational health provision new interventions tried and tested

OWLdesign resource - responding to the needsof the older workforce


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Thank you

www.workinglate.org

Contact: [email protected]

@workhealth
http://www.workinglate.org/http://www.workinglate.org/

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