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KMID : 1170320160220030047
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Korean Journal of Health Economics and Policy
2016 Volume.22 No. 3 p.47 ~ p.66
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A methodological review of studies on the relationship between work and health among middle-aged and older adults in Korea
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Yang Dong-Wook
Kim Jung-Woo
Moon Noo-Mi
Ahn Bo-Yeong
Lee Tae-Jin
Kim Hong-Soo
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Abstract
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Rapid population aging is a major social concern in Korea, and accordingly, the value of and needs for prolonged work by older adults have been debated. Such debates, however, have been mainly discussed from an economic perspective and rarely from a population health perspective. The aim of this study is to systematically review studies of how work affects health among Korean middle-aged and older adults. In particular, we did a critical review focusing on study designs and analytic approaches. Based on our selection criteria, a total of fifteen studies were selected and reviewed. A majority of the studies reported a positive relationship between work and health among middle-aged and older adults; however, some found no statistically significant relationship, and others found the relationship may differ by sex. In terms of methods, only a few studies addressed the endogeneity issues between work and health, and their approaches still did not fully address the issues. Our review suggests further studies with a population health perspective are needed on the relationship between work and health among middle-aged and older adults. In the future studies, the causal impact of work on health needs to be more carefully investigated with methodological rigor and the unique social context of Korea around the topic of interest should also be considered.
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KEYWORD
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health, work, retirement, older adults, methodological review
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