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
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Workday Non workday
Tim
espentsitting
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domain(minu
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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/