Stress-related Health Symptoms and Working Environment of Older Employees in Lithuania

The paper identifies stress-related health symptoms and work environment characteristics that older employees face in Lithuania. The data set consisted of 119 respondents of 50 years and older. Health symptoms were evaluated using 20 items derived from the Bristol stress and health work study (Smith et al., 2000, ). The work environment characteristics were measured using 10 scales from the Short Inventory to Monitor Psychosocial Hazards (Notelaers et al., 2007). The most prevalent health symptoms were backache, difficulty sleeping, heartburn, feeling of tiredness, etc. Respondents often had good relationships with colleagues and supervisor, and often experienced job variety and clarity. However, they had fewer opportunities to learn, lower independence at work and could rarely participate in decision making.