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Active and healthy ageing at work

An analysis of the current situation and of barriers and facilitators in the Italian labour force

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Healthy and active ageing is about creating environments and opportunities that enable people to maintain their functional ability and wellbeing also in elderly people’s life (World Health Organization 2020). A good work environment is an important cornerstone to promote healthy and active ageing.

The overarching objective of this project is to improve the understanding of the determinants of active and healthy ageing at the workplace. Workplaces are facing extensive changes and challenges due to digitization, intensified flexible and remote working and the ageing workforce. The first step of the project is to identify determinants that are of particular importance for active and healthy ageing and work ability. The project will provide a summary of the current state of research on the topic. This summary is used to make recommendations on the most important determinants for active and healthy ageing at the workplace and thus to guide the promotion of healthy and active ageing amongst Italian employees. The findings will help to specify challenges and risks for the ageing workforce and allow to derive possible solutions.

This project is funded by National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work (IT, INAIL)

Partners

University of Düsseldorf

Medical Faculty, Centre for Health and Society

Germany

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Italy

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico

Italy