Article

Job lock, one form of restricted job mobility that often prevents older
workers from retiring, is linked to existing health and work place problems. This
study explored (i) the rate of change in work limitation for job locked and
non-job locked older workers and (ii) the factors associated with these changes
over a 12-month period following a work injury. METHODS: Prospective
observational cohort study of adults aged >/=55 years. Data were collected using
self-completed questionnaires. Individual growth modelling was used to examine
the pre- and post- injury influences on work limitation. RESULTS: Work limitation
was greater in the job locked older workers pre-injury. Both job-locked and
non-job locked respondents had initial post-injury decreases in work limitations,
suggesting a positive impact of temporary post-injury accommodations. However,
both groups had increases in work limitations over time, but the increases were
greater in the non-job locked group. In those with job lock, return to work
problems were associated with increases in work limitations; in those without job
lock, greater increases were associated only with low education. CONCLUSIONS:
These results suggest that job accommodations may be important in moderating
increasing work limitation in job-locked older workers. Results support prior
findings that job-locked older workers have unique characteristics, perhaps
requiring more tailored interventions to maintain them in the workforce.

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