Identifying contemporary early retirement factors and strategies to encourage and enable longer working lives: A scoping review. (12th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wilson, Donna M.; Errasti‐Ibarrondo, Begoña; Low, Gail; O'Reilly, Pauline; Murphy, Fiona; Fahy, Anne; Murphy, Jill
• Is Part Of: International journal of older people nursing. Volume 15:Number 3(2020:Sep.)
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• Publication Date: 2020-03-12
• Subjects: ageing -- early retirement -- human resource policy -- literature review -- pension -- workforce; Geriatrics -- Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Clinical medicine -- Periodicals; 618.970231
• DOI: 10.1111/opn.12313
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-3735

Abstract

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.