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. 2019 Jun 4;16(11):1985.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16111985.

Effectiveness of Interventions to Promote Sustainable Employability: A Systematic Review

Emmelie Hazelzet  1 , Eleonora Picco  2 , Inge Houkes  3 , Hans Bosma  4 , Angelique de Rijk  5
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Effectiveness of Interventions to Promote Sustainable Employability: A Systematic Review

Emmelie Hazelzet et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: Despite growing interest in sustainable employability (SE), studies on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at employees' SE are scarce. In this review, SE is defined by four core components: health, productivity, valuable work, and long-term perspective. The aim of this review is to summarize the effectiveness of employer-initiated SE interventions and to analyze whether their content and outcome measures addressed these SE components. Methods: A systematic search was performed in six databases for the period January 1997 to June 2018. The methodological quality of each included study was assessed. A customized form was used to extract data and categorize interventions according to SE components. Results: The initial search identified 596 articles and 7 studies were included. Methodological quality ranged from moderate to weak. All interventions addressed the components 'health' and 'valuable work'. Positive effects were found for 'valuable work' outcomes. Conclusions: The quality of evidence was moderate to weak. The 'valuable work' component appeared essential for the effectiveness of SE interventions. Higher-quality evaluation studies are needed, as are interventions that effectively integrate all SE core components in their content.

Keywords: Sustainable employability; core components; effectiveness; health; interventions; long-term perspective; productivity; systematic review; valuable work; vitality.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Selection of studies: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) flowchart.
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