title: Exploring the relationship between age and tenure with length of disability.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aging of the workforce, coupled with the changing nature of career tenure has raised questions about the impact of these trends on work disability. This study aimed to determine if age and tenure interact in relating to work disability duration.
  
  
  METHODS
  Relationships were investigated using random effects models with 239,359 work disability claims occurring between 2008 and 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 17-day difference in the predicted length of disability was observed from ages 25 to 65. Tenure moderated the relationship between age and length of disability. At younger ages, the length of disability decreased as tenure increased, but at older age, the length of disability increased as tenure increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results indicate that although there is a relationship between length of disability and tenure, age makes a greater unique contribution to explaining variance in length of disability. Future research is needed to better understand why specifically age shows a strong relationship with length of disability and why that relationship varies with age.
authors.affiliation: Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Elyssa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Besen
authors.affiliation: Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Amanda E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pransky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: age; aging; length of disability; tenure; work disability