Progressive ageing of working population in a southern Spain reference hospital

  1. Antonio Ranchal Sánchez
  2. María Soler García
  3. Mercedes Ramblado Minero
  4. Inmaculada Mateo Rodríguez
Revista:
Actualidad médica

ISSN: 0365-7965

Año de publicación: 2019

Tomo: 104

Número: 807

Páginas: 92-97

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.15568/AM.2019.807.OR03 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDIGIBUG editor

Otras publicaciones en: Actualidad médica

Resumen

The aim of this study was to describe the work population evolution of a southern Spain hospital along a decade (2006-2016), focusing in the predominant staff. Methodology. A descriptive cross-sectional epidemiological study was undertaken to build up a population pyramid. The cut-off point was January 2017. The scope was the work force of a regional hospital with 5450 members, 1408 of which were nurses. One index was calculated to relate youth with the older population; and another one to look at femininity. The results revealed an inverted pyramid-shaped, narrow-based and feminized asymmetric, demographic structure, and a progressive ageing after a decade. The femininity index was even higher for the nursing population. The working population over 50 years was greater than that below this age. There was a striking narrowing in the 51-55 age stretch, but only in female nurses. We conclude that there is an ageing working population and a predominance of women in almost all age groups, especially in nurses. There is an imbalance that makes it necessary to plan health monitoring. In such a way that demographic studies would facilitate collective health monitoring by prioritising actions according to age and sex variables. The low percentages of young nurses, together with the fact the age of the retirement in the studied population is lower than the legal one, are facts which must draw the attention of Spanish managers to put in place realistic and efficient measures that promote the “active ageing” so often spoken of as well as others that facilitate the entry into the labour market of young workers.

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