title: The impact of job satisfaction on the risk of disability pension. A 15-year prospective study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the impact of job satisfaction on the risk of disability pension.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 8,338 employees were sampled from the total working population in Denmark. They were interviewed regarding age, gender, job satisfaction and health behaviour. Interview data were merged with national register data on granted disability pension for up to 15 years after baseline data collection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study found a statistically significant association between low job satisfaction and disability pension for women when adjusted for age, smoking status and BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the results, investing in giving workers a satisfying work environment could be a low-cost way of improving employee health and prolonging labour market participation.
authors: Danish National Centre for Social Research, Herluf Trolles Gade 11, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. mee@sfi.dk
authors: Merete
authors: M
authors: Labriola
authors: Helene
authors: H
authors: Feveile
authors: Karl Bang
authors: KB
authors: Christensen
authors: Ute
authors: U
authors: Bültmann
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Lund
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D010415:Pensions; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012179:Retirement; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace