Does a change to an occupation with a lower physical workload reduce the risk of disability pension? A cohort study of employed men and women in Sweden

• Main Authors: Kathryn Badarin (Author), Tomas Hemmingsson (Author), Melody Almroth (Author), Daniel Falkstedt (Author), Lena Hillert (Author), Katarina Kjellberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine if a change to an occupation with a lower physical workload reduces the risk of all-cause disability pension (DP) and musculoskeletal DP (MDP). METHODS: This study used a sample of 359 453 workers who were registered as living in Sweden in 2005 and aged 44-63 i...