Older nurses in Singapore: Factors associated with attitudes towards extending working life:

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

Shin YuhAng¹ 

关键词: Motivators;    older nurses;    re-employment;    retirement;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2010105816655553

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Aims:We aim to determine associations between demographic variables, motivation to work, economic factors, work demands and organisational attitudes towards older workers and whether nurses want to extend working life.Background:Singapore’s ageing workforce, coupled with the government’s enactment of re-employment legislation, calls for attention on older nurses’ concerns and views about working longer.Methods:A cross-sectional survey with nurses aged 50 and above was conducted.Results:Data from 355 respondents was analysed. Malay nurses were significantly less likely (OR 0.3, 95%CI 0.1–0.6) than Chinese nurses to want to work longer. Financing one’s retirement, societal trends in postponing retirement and physical capability to continue working were factors significantly associated with older nurses’ decisions to extend working life.Conclusion:Approximately 40% of older nurses in Singapore want to work up to and above age 65. Race, societal attitudes and economic factors contribute in older nurses’ decis...

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