Donna M Wilson1,2,3, Begoña Errasti-Ibarrondo4,5, Gail Low1, Pauline O'Reilly6, Fiona Murphy6, Anne Fahy6, Jill Murphy6. 1. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. 2. Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. 3. Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. 4. Faculty of Nursing, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. 5. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain. 6. Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Abstract
AIM: Accelerating population ageing is raising concern in many countries now in relation to the availability of workers for essential work roles and responsibilities. A scoping research literature review was done to identify factors currently associated with early retirement and contemporary strategies to encourage and support longer working lives. METHODS: Using the PRISMA-ScR Checklist, we searched the Directory of Open Access Journals and EBSCO Discovery Service for published 2013-2018 research articles using the keyword/MeSH term "early retirement"; 54 English-language articles in peer-review journals were reviewed. RESULTS: Seven early retirement factors were revealed: Ill health, good health, workplace issues, the work itself, ageism, social norms and having achieved personal financial or pension requirement criteria. Six suggested solutions, none proven effective, were identified: Occupational health programmes, workplace enhancements, work adjustments, addressing ageism, changing social norms and pension changes. CONCLUSIONS: The evidence base on early retirement prevention is not strong, with qualitative investigations needed for in-depth understandings of early retirement influences and mixed-methods studies needed to test early retirement prevention solutions for their effects. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Until more evidence is available, every organisation should perform an early retirement risk assessment and identify current versus needed policies and programmes to encourage and enable more middle-aged and older people to work longer.
AIM: Accelerating population ageing is raising concern in many countries now in relation to the availability of workers for essential work roles and responsibilities. A scoping research literature review was done to identify factors currently associated with early retirement and contemporary strategies to encourage and support longer working lives. METHODS: Using the PRISMA-ScR Checklist, we searched the Directory of Open Access Journals and EBSCO Discovery Service for published 2013-2018 research articles using the keyword/MeSH term "early retirement"; 54 English-language articles in peer-review journals were reviewed. RESULTS: Seven early retirement factors were revealed: Ill health, good health, workplace issues, the work itself, ageism, social norms and having achieved personal financial or pension requirement criteria. Six suggested solutions, none proven effective, were identified: Occupational health programmes, workplace enhancements, work adjustments, addressing ageism, changing social norms and pension changes. CONCLUSIONS: The evidence base on early retirement prevention is not strong, with qualitative investigations needed for in-depth understandings of early retirement influences and mixed-methods studies needed to test early retirement prevention solutions for their effects. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Until more evidence is available, every organisation should perform an early retirement risk assessment and identify current versus needed policies and programmes to encourage and enable more middle-aged and older people to work longer.
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