Lars L Andersen
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 381302 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Lars L Andersen |
| PRENOMES | Lars L |
| SOBRENOME | Andersen |
| ASSINATURA | ANDERSEN L L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | National Research Centre for the Working Environment |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2777-8085 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 48 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 48 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Migrant status and musculoskeletal complaints in greenhouse horticulture
BACKGROUND Agricultural work involves high physical demands and organizational and psychological factors that increase the risk of musculoskeletal disorders, especially in environments such as greenhouse horticulture. Migrant workers face additional vulnerabilities stemming from precarious working conditions and reduced access to preventive resources. The aim of this study was to compare functional capacity, musculoskeletal complaints, and psycho…
Low social capital at work is associated with increased risk of perceived age discrimination
Age discrimination at work is negatively associated with older workers’ labour market attachment. High levels of social capital between colleagues (horizontal social capital) and between employees and management (vertical social capital) may prevent age discrimination. Methods: We examined the prospective association between social capital at work and perceived age discrimination among 7640 workers aged 50 years or older participating in two wave…
Participation in and use of skills development for work ability and expected retirement age
Introduction: Europe's aging population calls for ways to prolong working life. Skills development initiatives could potentially improve work ability and extend working lives and may thus be key to address this challenge. However, the role of skills development in relation to work ability and retirement age is still not fully understood. Aim: This study aims to investigate the association of skills development with work ability and expected retir…
Ergonomic challenges in healthcare
Purpose: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent among healthcare workers. These workers experience high rates of low-back pain; partly due to the high physical demands of patient transfers. Understanding the specific transfer scenarios that contribute to high physical loads is therefore crucial for developing strategies to improve working conditions. Methods: This study utilized electromyography to measure muscle activity in the ere…
Danske arbejdspladsers personalehåndtering under Covid-19 med særligt fokus på seniorarbejdskraften
Eksisterende forskning har allerede belyst, hvordan køns-, etniske og socioøkonomiske uligheder på arbejdsmarkedet er blevet forstærket under covid-19-pandemien. Denne artikel adskiller sig fra den eksisterende forskning derved, at fokus er på alder. Nærmere bestemt rettes blikket mod mulige aldersbetingede forskelle i arbejdsgivernes fastholdelses- og afskedigelsesmønstreunder covid-19-krisen. Teoretisk tager artiklen afsæt i de sociologiske seg…
Can Vitality and Mental Health Influence Upper Extremity Pain? A Prospective Cohort Study of 1185 Female Hospital Nurses
Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity are among the most common occupational problems affecting nurses. The aim of this study was to analyze the prospective association between vitality and mental health and increased upper extremity pain intensity in female hospital nurses during a 1-year follow-up. A prospective cohort of 1185 female nurses from 19 hospitals in Denmark was conducted using baseline and 12-month follow-up questionnaire…
Expected reasons for leaving the labour market and loss of paid employment among older workers
Expected reasons for leaving the labour market predicted actual labour market participation among older workers in Denmark. Expected reasons related to poor physical and mental health, and not being capable of doing the job seem to be stronger PUSH-factors among workers aged 50-55 compared to those aged 56-63. Preventing early labour market detachment should take the worker's expected reasons for leaving into account
Minimal Dose of Resistance Exercise Required to Induce Immediate Hypotension Effect in Older Adults with Hypertension
To determine the optimal exercise volume to generate a hypotension response after the execution of a single strength exercise in elderly subjects with hypertension (HT), a randomized crossover design was performed. A total of 19 elderly subjects with HT performed one control session and three experimental sessions of resistance training with different volumes in a randomized order: three, six, and nine sets of 20 repetitions maximum (RM) of a sin…
Can a Healthy Lifestyle Prevent Disability Pension among Female Healthcare Workers with Good and Poor Self-Rated Health? Prospective Cohort Study with 11-Year Register Follow-Up
This underscores the importance of a healthy lifestyle, specially being physically active, for preventing premature exit from the labor market in female healthcare workers
The Importance of Lifting Height and Load Mass for Muscular Workload during Supermarket Stocking
High physical work demands increase the risk of musculoskeletal disorders and sickness absence. Supermarket work involves a high amount of manual material handling. Identifying specific ergonomic risk factors is an important part of occupational health and safety efforts in the supermarket sector. In this cross-sectional field study among 64 supermarket workers, we used electromyography during the workday to determine the influence of lifting hei…
The Interplay between Multimorbidity, Physical Work Demands and Work Ability
Background: Aging increases the risk of chronic diseases, which can challenge the ability to work and thereby push senior workers out of the labour market. This study investigates the association between non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and work ability among workers ≥50 years (senior workers) with physically demanding and sedentary work, respectively. Methods: In the SeniorWorkingLife study, 12,879 senior workers replied to a questionnaire surve…
New Technology and Loss of Paid Employment among Older Workers
Depending on the context, the introduction of new technology at work associates positively as well as negatively with future labour market participation among older workers. Worker involvement and adequate training in the use of new technology seem to be important for retaining workers in the labour market
Barriers and Facilitators of Re-Employment among Senior Workers
Re-entering the labour market after a period of unemployment can be challenging for seniors. This study investigates personal as well as circumstantial barriers and facilitators of re-employment. Unemployed seniors in Denmark (≥50 years, n = 1636) from the first wave (mid-2018) of the SeniorWorkingLife study were prospectively followed until March 2020 in national registers on labour market participation. Using weighted logistic-regression-modell…
Physical and Quality of Life Changes in Elderly Patients after Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer—A Prospective Cohort Study
Background-The incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing among elderly people, where postoperative complications are frequent. Methods-We evaluated postoperative physical and quality of life changes in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer. A prospective cohort study was performed in 31 colorectal cancer patients ≥60 years who were scheduled for laparoscopic surgery due to colorectal cancer. Outcomes were measu…
Engaging Occupational Safety and Health Professionals in Bridging Research and Practice
Engaging occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals has scarcely been evaluated as a means for transferring knowledge to practice about physical workload in the construction industry. The aim of this work was to examine how participants used and incorporate research-based knowledge from a three-day training course into practice. Twenty OSH professionals from the Danish construction industry participated in a workshop-training course. Rese…
The Importance of Lifestyle Factors for Work Ability among Physical Therapists
Lifestyle factors such as smoking, sedentarism, low physical activity levels, and overweight are associated with poor health, and they can potentially influence work ability. However, it remains unknown which lifestyle habits are associated with work ability among physical therapists (PTs). The aim of this study was to examine the associations between smoking, alcohol consumption, BMI, sitting time, and physical activity levels with work ability …
Importance of the Working Environment for Early Retirement
High physical work demands and poor psychosocial working conditions are factors that can push older workers out of the labour market prematurely. Poor psychosocial working conditions seem to be a particularly strong push factor among workers with seated work
What Do the Managers Think of Us? The Older-Worker-Perspective of Managers’ Attitudes
The results indicate that there are differences between those with mainly physical and mainly seated work as well as gender differences. More research is warranted to explore the nature of these differences and, in particular, attitudes towards older female and male workers, respectively
Submaximal Elastic Resistance Band Tests to Estimate Upper and Lower Extremity Maximal Muscle Strength
Muscle strength assessment is fundamental to track the progress of performance and prescribe correct exercise intensity. In field settings, simple tests are preferred. This study develops equations to estimate maximal muscle strength in upper- and lower-extremity muscles based on submaximal elastic resistance tests. Healthy adults ( n = 26) performed a maximal test (1 RM) to validate the ability of the subsequent submaximal tests to determine max…
Knee Extensor Muscle Strength Is More Important Than Postural Balance for Stair-Climbing Ability in Elderly Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disease which damages articular cartilage. In its severe stages, it results in impairments in balance and muscle strength loss, which affect daily life activities such as walking or climbing stairs. This study sought to investigate associated factors with stair-climbing ability in this population, with special interest in measuring the relevance of postural balance for this task. Forty-four patients schedule…
The Psychosocial Work Environment and Perceived Stress among Seniors with Physically Demanding Jobs
Among senior workers with physically demanding jobs, poor ratings of organizational factors related to the psychosocial work environment are consistently associated with high stress scores. Blue-collar occupations focusing primarily on physical risk factors are recommended to increase awareness on psychosocial aspects that may be relevant to the local work environment
Muscular Fitness and Work Ability among Physical Therapists
The Work Ability Index (WAI) is a validated and widely used tool in occupational research. However, normative values for physical therapists (PTs) by age and sex are lacking. Although the nature of PTs' work is physically demanding, it is unknown whether muscular fitness is associated with their WAI. This study sought to provide reference WAI data for Spanish PTs and to evaluate the association between PTs' muscular fitness and WAI. Data on WAI o…
Prevalence and risk factors of self-reported wrist and hand symptoms and clinically confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome among office workers in China
The prevalence of work-related clinically confirmed CTS symptoms among young office workers in China is high. Frequently working in pain is closely associated with clinically confirmed CTS. Intense computer use and no breaks at work are associated with wrist and hand symptoms
Covid-19 Confinement and Health Risk Behaviors in Spain
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19. In response, most affected countries have enacted measures involving compulsory confinement and restrictions on free movement, which likely influence citizens' lifestyles. This study investigates changes in health risk behaviors (HRBs) with duration of confinement. An online cross-sectional survey served to collect data about the Spanish adult population regarding …
Perceived Stress and Low-Back Pain Among Healthcare Workers
Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between perceived stress and risk of low-back pain (LBP), in a population of Danish hospital workers. Methods Utilizing a prospective cohort design with 1-year follow-up, a total of 1,944 healthcare workers from 389 departments at 19 hospitals responded to questionnaires containing items related to lifestyle, health and working environment. Using Cohen ́s Perceived Stress Scale, associatio…
Trading health for money
Construction work is physically demanding and often associated with bodily pain. This article presents a study of construction workers' practices of using and relating to their bodies at work through an agential realist framework for analysing the (re)configuration of the workers' embodied subjectivity. The analysis draws on interviews with 32 Danish construction workers as well as brief observations. The article shows how 'trading health for mon…
Social Class Differences in Physical Functions in Middle-Aged Men and Women
Including measures of vigorous physical functioning may add to the existing knowledge on development of functional limitation and poorer functional health later in life
School education, physical performance in late midlife and allostatic load
BACKGROUND: The mechanisms underlying the social gradient in physical functioning are not fully understood. Cumulative physiological stress may be a pathway. The present study aimed to investigate the association between highest attained school education and physical performance in late midlife, and to determine to what extent cumulative physiological stress mediated these associations. METHODS: The study is based on data from the Copenhagen Agin…
Study protocol to a nationwide prospective cohort study on return to gainful occupation after stroke in Denmark 1996 - 2006
Since our follow-up is done through registers and all people in the target population are included, the study is free from sampling bias, recall bias and non-response bias. The study is also strengthened by its size. The major weakness of the study is that it does not contain any stroke severity measures. Thus, it cannot accurately predict whether a particular stroke patient will in fact return to work. The study is, however, quite useful from a …
Why Do People With Suboptimal Health Avoid Health Promotion at Work
Although many reported barriers are more individual in nature, increased information and accessibility could serve to increase participation
Influence of lifestyle factors on long-term sickness absence among female healthcare workers
In female healthcare workers, an unhealthy lifestyle (too high/ too low body mass index, smoking, and low physical activity) is associated with higher risk of LTSA
Social Class Differences in Physical Functions in Middle-Aged Men and Women
Including measures of vigorous physical functioning may add to the existing knowledge on development of functional limitation and poorer functional health later in life
The Consequence of Combined Pain and Stress on Work Ability in Female Laboratory Technicians
Musculoskeletal pain and stress-related disorders are leading causes of impaired work ability, sickness absences and disability pensions. However, knowledge about the combined detrimental effect of pain and stress on work ability is lacking. This study investigates the association between pain in the neck-shoulders, perceived stress, and work ability. In a cross-sectional survey at a large pharmaceutical company in Denmark 473 female laboratory t…
Physical exercise at the workplace prevents deterioration of work ability among healthcare workers
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01921764 . Registered 10 August 2013
Influence of physical and psychosocial work environment throughout life and physical and cognitive capacity in midlife on labor market attachment among older workers
The project will generate new knowledge on risk factors for loss of labor market attachment. The results will potentially contribute in identifying factors that could be targeted in future interventions for maintaining a longer and healthier working life among older workers
School education, physical performance in late midlife and allostatic load
BACKGROUND: The mechanisms underlying the social gradient in physical functioning are not fully understood. Cumulative physiological stress may be a pathway. The present study aimed to investigate the association between highest attained school education and physical performance in late midlife, and to determine to what extent cumulative physiological stress mediated these associations. METHODS: The study is based on data from the Copenhagen Agin…
Physical working conditions as covered in European monitoring questionnaires
This is the fırst thorough overview to evaluate the coverage of domains and dimensions of self-reported physical workloads in a selection of European nationwide surveys. We hope the overview will provide input to the revisions and updates of the individual countries' surveys in order to enhance coverage of relevant domains and dimensions in all surveys and to increase the informational value of the surveys
Psychosocial benefits of workplace physical exercise
NCT01921764 at ClinicalTrials.gov . Registered 10 August 2013
Trading health for money
Construction work is physically demanding and often associated with bodily pain. This article presents a study of construction workers' practices of using and relating to their bodies at work through an agential realist framework for analysing the (re)configuration of the workers' embodied subjectivity. The analysis draws on interviews with 32 Danish construction workers as well as brief observations. The article shows how 'trading health for mon…
Retrospectively assessed psychosocial working conditions as predictors of prospectively assessed sickness absence and disability pension among older workers
This exploratory study found that retrospectively assessed high cognitive demands, high and medium emotional demands, low influence at work, low recognition from management, medium role clarity, and high role conflicts predicted LTSA and/or disability pension
Physical and Psychosocial Work Environmental Risk Factors for Back Injury among Healthcare Workers
The incidence of occupational back injury in the healthcare sector remains high despite decades of efforts to reduce such injuries. This prospective cohort study investigated the risk factors for back injury during patient transfer. Healthcare workers ( n = 2080) from 314 departments at 17 hospitals in Denmark replied to repeated questionnaires sent every 14 days for one year. Using repeated-measures binomial logistic regression, controlling for …
Strong Labour Market Inequality of Opportunities at the Workplace for Supporting a Long and Healthy Work-Life
Most European countries are gradually increasing the state pension age, but this may run counter to the capabilities and wishes of older workers. The objective of this study is to identify opportunities in the workplace for supporting a prolonged working life in different groups in the labour market. A representative sample of 11,200 employed workers ≥ 50 years responded to 15 questions in random order about opportunities at their workplace for s…
Effects of Early Retirement Policy Changes on Working until Retirement
Many European countries have implemented pension reforms to increase the statutory retirement age with the aim of increasing labor supply. However, not all older workers may be able or want to work to a very high age. Using a nation-wide register data of labor market transitions, we investigated in this natural experiment the effect of an unexpected change in the Dutch pension system on labor market behaviors of older workers. Specifically, we an…
Tolerability and Muscle Activity of Core Muscle Exercises in Chronic Low-back Pain
Most of the studies evaluating core muscle activity during exercises have been conducted with healthy participants. The objective of this study was to compare core muscle activity and tolerability of a variety of dynamic and isometric exercises in patients with non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). 13 outpatients (average age 52 years; all with standing or walking work in their current or latest job) performed 3 consecutive repetitions at 15-repeti…
Study protocol for SeniorWorkingLife - push and stay mechanisms for labour market participation among older workers
Registered as cohort study in ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03634410 (August 16, 2018)
Covid-19 Confinement and Health Risk Behaviors in Spain
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19. In response, most affected countries have enacted measures involving compulsory confinement and restrictions on free movement, which likely influence citizens' lifestyles. This study investigates changes in health risk behaviors (HRBs) with duration of confinement. An online cross-sectional survey served to collect data about the Spanish adult population regarding …
Perceived Stress and Low-Back Pain Among Healthcare Workers
Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between perceived stress and risk of low-back pain (LBP), in a population of Danish hospital workers. Methods Utilizing a prospective cohort design with 1-year follow-up, a total of 1,944 healthcare workers from 389 departments at 19 hospitals responded to questionnaires containing items related to lifestyle, health and working environment. Using Cohen ́s Perceived Stress Scale, associatio…
Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of Covid-19 Confinement
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19, and several enacted measures such as compulsory confinement may have collateral consequences on both physical and mental health. We aimed to investigate associations between current physical activity (PA) and current perceived anxiety and mood among a sample of Spanish adults confined due to COVID-19 restrictions of movement. Using an online survey, we collected da…
Effectiveness of a Group-Based Progressive Strength Training in Primary Care to Improve the Recurrence of Low Back Pain Exacerbations and Function
Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability and one of the most common reasons for physician visits in primary care, with a 33% rate of recurrence during the first year. However, the most optimal exercise program in this context remains unknown. The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a group-based progressive strength training program in non-specific chronic LBP (CLBP) patients in primary care on pain recurrence and physica…
Factors Contributing to Retirement Decisions in Denmark
Aim: Analyse factors affecting retirement decisions comparing employees expecting to retire before, at, and after the state pension age. Methods: In the SeniorWorkingLife cohort, 12,269 workers aged +50 replied to questions about expected retirement age, reasons for leaving, and reasons for staying longer. Results: For all groups, poor health, wish for more leisure, and economy were the most salient expected reasons for retiring. Many would stay …
Poor Sleep Is a Risk Factor for Low-Back Pain among Healthcare Workers
This study aimed to investigate the association between poor sleep and risk of low-back pain (LBP) in healthcare workers. Using a prospective cohort design with 1-year follow-up, a total of 1955 healthcare workers (60% nurses) from 389 departments at 19 hospitals responded to questionnaires containing items related to lifestyle, health, and working environment. Associations between sleep scores (0-100) at baseline and LBP intensity (0-10) at foll…
Barriers and Willingness to Accept Re-Employment among Unemployed Senior Workers
Labor market participation has a positive impact on social inclusion and is linked to financial security. This study identifies barriers and willingness to accept re-employment among unemployed seniors that could highlight opportunities for societal action. From the first wave of SeniorWorkingLife in 2018 combined with the Danish version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations register (ISCO), +50-year-old unemployed senior wo…
Joint association of physical work demands and leg pain intensity for work limitations due to pain in senior workers
This was registered as a cohort study in ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT03634410 ) on the 18th of August 2018 (Retrospectively registered)
Medicine (44 obras) · Physical therapy (21 obras) · Employment and Welfare Studies (19 obras) · Environmental health (19 obras) · Gerontology (19 obras) · Internal Medicine (19 obras) · Psychology (19 obras) · Workplace Health and Well-being (17 obras) · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (16 obras) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (16 obras)