PHYSIOLOGY AND LABOR HYGIENE OF ELDERLY AND OCCUPATIONAL-LABOR REHABILITATION OF OLDER WORKERS

At the very beginning of the laboratory, the scientific problem was the development of rational regimes of work and restoration of older workers. The factors that were found to limit the labor activity of the elderly were identified. A professional rehabilitation of workers at work was developed, which served to implement the state social policy with adequate employment of pensioners and pre-pensioners. The age dynamics, psychomotor, physical and mental capacity of a person are described. The classification of the general working ability of a person is developed. The possibility of stimulating the elderly's to work ability on the basis of “vitaukt” - the adaptation to long-term viability of the organism. Studied: regularities and behavioral adaptation of older people in the workplace; biorhythm features of mental activity of older persons; peculiarities of the systemic organization of mental activity of older workers; features of training and retraining of older people. Positive physiological influence of labor and physical activity on the general working capacity and quality of life of an elderly person is proved. The necessity of harmonization of conditions of the working place with reduced efficiency of pensioners is shown, actualization of the use of gerontechnology principles and requires ergonomic innovations. The determinants of accelerated professional aging, dealing with working conditions of labor activity and lifestyle are substantiated. The method of the integrated estimation of residual working capacity and the aging rate of the elderly person are developed. It is shown that the gender difference in the body mass index is offset by the long-lived individuals, but the gender difference in physical strength is reliably preserved. Long-lived people with a higher body mass index have better functional indicators of physical activity and cognitive functions.
 Poliakov A.A., Prokopenko N.A., Tomarevskaia O.S. Physiology and labor hygiene of elderly and occupational-labor rehabilitation of older workers // Problems of Aging and Longevity. - 2018. - Vol. 27., suppl. - P. 214 - 232. (printed in Russian)
Пооляков А.А., Прокопенко Н.А., Томаревская Е.С. Физиология и гигиена труда пожилого человека и профессионально-трудовая реабилитация работников старшего возраста // Проблемы старения и долголетия. - 2018. - Том 27. , приложение. - С. 214 - 232.