Research & Innovation
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Volume 1 l Issue 2 - 2023
Early retirement intentions among
Abu Dhabi Police: investigating the
role of psychosocial work factors
and sickness absenteeism
Page 6
Full article published in: BMC Public Health Volume 23, Issue 1 | 2023
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Dr. Praveen Kumar
Maghelal
Associate Professor and
Lead Researcher
Rabdan Academy
Dr. Faisal Ahmed Al Kaabi
Police departments are encouraged to integrate their health and
safety management systems with the operational arrangements to
demonstrate commitment to the improvement of working
environment in the police is by the collection and analysis of
occupational health data such as sickness absence and early
retirement intention.
The data collected through the Occupational Health and Safety
Survey sent out to the Abu Dhabi Police employees was used to
analyse the early retirement intentions considering the work-related
factors and sickness absence data.
The study reveals that logistic regression results of the unadjusted
model reported higher odds that lower levels of co-worker support,
supervisor support, workplace support related to intentions of early
retirement. Also, unfavourable perception of health management
increases the odds to early retirement among the employees.
The outcome of this study provides insights into the determinants of
early retirement intentions in the less explored region of middle-east,
specifically in Abu Dhabi. Thorough analysis of such data will help
police organisations to prioritise plans and improve the health and
wellbeing of officers, in turn contributing to strengthening the fight
against crime and minimizing the number of occupational injuries and
premature exit from paid work.