Does the time spent in retirement improve health? An IV-Poisson assessment on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases.

In recent decades, pension reforms have been implemented to address the financial sustainability of social security systems, resulting in an increase in the retirement age. This adjustment has led to ongoing debates about the relationship between retirement and health. This study investigates the impact of time spent in retirement on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Italy.

Child rearing or childbearing? Risk of cardiovascular diseases associated to parity and number of children.

Background: An increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has been associated with women's parity, but whether or not this association reflects a direct pregnancy effect, or exposure to factors related to childrearing, still appears unclear. We assessed the CVD risk associated with number of children separately by gender and tested effect modification by socioeconomic position (SEP) and employment status, in order to elucidate the possible mechanisms underlying this association.

Methods: The study population was composed of 20,904 men and 25,246 women who were interviewed in one of two National Health Surveys conducted in 2000 and 2005 in Italy.

Health and labor market effects of an unanticipated rise in retirement age. Evidence from the 2012 Italian pension reform.

As retirement ages increase around the world, not all workers may be equally able to extend their working lives. In this article, we examine the health and labor market effects of an Italian pension reform that suddenly increased the normal retirement age up to 7 years for women and up to 2 years for men. To do this, we use linked labor and healthcare administrative data, jointly with survey data and difference-in-difference methods.

Risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis associated with exposure to ergonomic factors at work in a nationwide Italian survey.

Objective: The risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA) has been reported to increase with exposure to various ergonomic factors at work, although this finding is still debated in the literature. Aim of this study was to assess the association between prevalence of symptomatic OA and exposure to workplace ergonomic factors assigned through a job-exposures matrix (JEM).

Methods: The study population was composed of 24,604 persons of 40-69 years who participated in the National Health Survey 2013 and were employed at that occasion.

Work organization, exposure to workplace hazards and sickness presenteeism in the European employed population.

Background: Aim of the study was to identify work organization features and workplace hazards associated with sickness presenteeism (SP) among European workers.

Methods: The study was conducted on data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2010 and included a study population of 30,279 employees. The relationship between work-related factors and SP was assessed through Poisson multivariate robust regression models, adjusting for significant (P < 0.

Exposure to psychosocial factors at work and mental well-being in Europe.

Background: Depression among workers is a major health concern and psychological work factors are considered important risk factors.

Objectives: To investigate exposure to psychosocial work risk factors and prevalence of depressive symptoms in the European working population, and to identify the psychosocial work characteristics that predict them.

Methods: The study is a secondary data analysis based on a sample of 33,907 European employees from the last edition of the European Working Condition Survey (EWCS 2010).