Health, job characteristics, skills, and social and financial factors in relation to early retirement – results from a longitudinal study in the Netherlands

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the relative contribution of health, job characteristics, skills and knowledge, and social and financial factors to the transition from work to (non-disability) early retirement. METHODS: Employees aged 59–63 years (N=2317) were selected from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation in the Netherlands (STREAM). Individual characteristics, health, job characteristics, skills and knowledge, and social and financial factors were measured using a questionnaire at baseline. Information on early retirement was derived from the one-yea... Mehr ...