Why did middle-aged and older people retire since the first COVID-19 lockdown? A qualitative study of participants from the Health and Employment After Fifty study

Abstract Background Governments of Western countries need people to work to older ages, however the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the workforce by pushing older adults to retire. Socio-demographic factors that influence the decision to retire in the pre-pandemic period were, poor or good health, financ...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stefania D’Angelo, Ilse Bloom, Georgia Ntani, Karen Walker-Bone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17548-w