Relation between locomotion impairment, functional independence in retirement, and occupational strain resulting from work carried out during working life. Study of a sample population of 350 miners in the Loire valley in France

摘要

Conclusions-This study confirms other studies as regards the effects of occupa- tion on health status and on the aging process, but it goes further to show the consequences of this relation on func- tional independence. Study objective-To analyse long term effects of working conditions experienced at an advanced age, and after retirement by quantifying occupational strain, im- pairment, and disability to establish their interrelation. Design-Retrospective study. Participants-Retired miners from the French Coal Board who had worked in the coal fields of the Loire valley. From a potential population of 507 retired miners, 350 were completely evaluated.