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Health, Income, and Postretirement Employment of Older Adults
Author(s) -
Toughill Eileen,
Mason Diana J.,
Beck Theresa L.,
Christopher Mary Ann
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1993.tb00032.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , public health , gerontology , work (physics) , perception , public health nursing , psychology , medicine , nursing , sociology , mechanical engineering , social science , neuroscience , engineering
After a poor response to advertisements for employment for older adults, a community health nursing agency surveyed 216 individuals ranging in age from 60 to 96 years to examine their attitudes toward postretirement work, perceptions of barriers to and facilitators of employment, and the influence of perceived health status and income on these factors related to labor force participation. The findings are consistent with continuity theory of aging, and underscore the need for public policies aimed at supporting the decision of older persons to work or retire.