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Work, Health and Wellbeing: The Challenges of Managing Health at Work
Sarah Vickerstaff
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Description for Work, Health and Wellbeing: The Challenges of Managing Health at Work
Paperback. This multi-disciplinary volume brings together original research from diverse disciplinary backgrounds investigating how we can define and operationalise a bio-psychosocial model of ill-health to improve work participation in middle and later life. Editor(s): Vickerstaff, Sarah; Phillipson, Professor Chris; Wilkie, Ross. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: KNXC; MBP; MMRP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
The relationship between health and work is widely recognised as complex and multifaceted. In the context of an ageing population our ability to enable people with health issues to continue working is becoming more critical. This multi-disciplinary volume brings together original research from diverse disciplinary backgrounds investigating how we can define and operationalise a bio-psychosocial model of ill-health to improve work participation in middle and later life.
The relationship between health and work is widely recognised as complex and multifaceted. In the context of an ageing population our ability to enable people with health issues to continue working is becoming more critical. This multi-disciplinary volume brings together original research from diverse disciplinary backgrounds investigating how we can define and operationalise a bio-psychosocial model of ill-health to improve work participation in middle and later life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447301110
SKU
V9781447301110
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Ref
99-50
About Sarah Vickerstaff
Sarah Vickerstaff is Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Kent, UK. Her research focuses on paid work and the life-course. Chris Phillipson is Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at Keele University, UK. His research focuses on policy issues relating to work and retirement. Ross Wilkie is RCUK Fellow in Epidemiology in the Arthritis Research ... Read more
Reviews for Work, Health and Wellbeing: The Challenges of Managing Health at Work
"This book works very well as a collection of different perspectives on health in the workplace. It offers a wide range of material that is scholarly and written by people with expertise in their areas of interest."
Chris Yuill, Robert Gordon University.
Chris Yuill, Robert Gordon University.