Job insecurity is now one of the major stressors affecting well-being at work. In academia, researchers appear to be in the most precarious position. To explore the relationship between job insecurity and well-being at work, we analyzed a sample of research fellows belonging to STEM disciplines in Italy. Using a latent profile approach, we identified three “hidden” subgroups: “Safe & Sound”; “Safe not so Sound” and “Neither Safe or Sound.” Compared to previous studies, our results show that even within a population of STEM researchers that tends to have good levels of employability and mobility, there are subgroups of people characterized by greater job insecurity and low work commitment, who suffer from emotional exhaustion and cynicism at work level, i.e., more exposed to the risk of burnout.

Background: The ageing of the working population and the sustainability of work throughout the life cycle represent a significant challenge for many European countries, particularly in relation to the implementation of legislation raising the retirement age. Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the physical, psychological and social risk and protective factors that influence the sustainability of work during the ageing process. Methods: Twenty-five interviews were conducted, followed by a reflexive thematic analysis, with the aim of gathering the perspectives of a company's employees regarding factors related to ageing in the workplace. Results: Two key themes emerged from the analysis, encapsulating the participants’ different perceptions of risk and protective factors. Among the physical risk factors were those related to stress caused by job characteristics, which affect physical health. In addition, the study identified continuous shift work as a significant risk factor, which affects both physical health and the ability to reconcile work and family life. In addition, the responsibility of caring for dependent elderly family members and childcare responsibilities were highlighted as social factors that may affect employees’ well-being. Conclusions: The study provides a useful basis for the implementation of company interventions to improve the work sustainability of older employees, with possible applications in other similar companies.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on early childhood educational contexts and on educators’ working conditions. This study aims to examine the change over time in personal contribution to workplace safety and perception of risk of infection among preschool teachers after returning to in-person work during the third wave of the pandemic (spring 2021). Teachers’ perceptions of workplace safety can influence their quality of work-life and, as a consequence, the quality of service offered to children. Data were collected using two questionnaires: at T0 (January) and at T1 (May). The results showed relations between organizational and personal actions to manage risk and fear of infection at work. Concern about COVID-19 contagion decreased over time (t = 5.53, p = 0.000) and perceptions of personal contribution to workplace safety related to COVID-19 improved: t = −2.18 p = 0.031. The decrease in these concerns illustrates how perceptions of ability to manage contagion and protect workplace safety of preschool teachers improved over time, despite the stability of the pandemic context in the first half of 2021. After the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study gives an account of some good practices and their perceived effectiveness in terms of safety for childhood educational contexts.

Background: Research shows that older women are negatively affected by accumulated life stress and inequalities over the life course, and this disproportionately impacts wellbeing, cognition and health. Women of different age groups across Europe have been found to have more diverse and less regular employment histories than men, and older women have been found to face significant challenges in navigating their work-life balance. In the UK, women’s pension age has been harmonised, and they are more likely than men to extend their working life.Participants and procedure: Semi-structured interviews were used to explore self-perceptions of women in the workplace and how they socially construct their identity in an opportunity sample (N = 19) of women aged 60 and over with a focus on those in lower paid and part time roles. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.Results: Themes identified across the dataset relating to self-perceptions concerned the workplace identity as a woman over 60 years old: positive and negative drivers to age-positive identity in work were experienced by women in the workplace including being seen as ‘invisible’, excluded by colleagues, or, not viewing themselves as ‘old’; and, positive self-beliefs related to the need to promote positive social norms concerning ageing as a woman, not seeing age as a barrier and challenging unhelpful stereotypes in the workplace.Conclusions: There is limited evidence regarding how older women perceive themselves and are perceived in contemporary workplaces, so this knowledge is crucial for understanding experiences of older women to enhance practice and policy.

Objective: This article assesses work ability in a sample of blue-collar workers who often perform physically demanding tasks. Method: The data collected resulted in 354 validly completed questionnaires from 426 participants (response rate: approximately 90%). Results: In this sample, the average score on WAI of workers is 37.42 (SD = 6.62), indicating good work ability. Regression analyses revealed that work ability was significantly associated skill discretion (β = 0.365, P = 0.001), home-work conflict (β = −0.199, P = 0.001), and work-home conflict (β = −0.320, P = 0.001). Conclusions: Of the psychosocial factors examined in this study, skill discretion was the most important factor associated with work ability. Therefore, it is necessary to develop measures that support this component.

9508 Background: Good cure rate has been reached in osteosarcoma treatment with chemotherapy, but there are late side effects. Methods: We reviewed charts of 755 patients (pts) with localized osteosarcoma of the extremity treated in 6 subsequent protocols (1983–2000) with Doxorubicin (300–480 mg/m²), Cisplatin (300–600 mg/m²), Methotrexate (3.7–75 g/m²), Ifosfamide (30–75 g/m²). Etoposide was employed only in 47 pts. Results: With a median follow up of 8 yrs (5–20), the median 10-yrs EFS was 58%. 13 patients (1.7%), 9 females and 4 males, had a symptomatic cardiopathy with two cardiopathy-related deaths, and 3 patients needed a heart transplant. The median age of these pts was 13 yrs (4–28). Median Doxorubicine dose = 480 mg/m². Median interval from chemotherapy completion to cardiopathy onset was 3 months; 7 patients are alive, and 6 died: 4 for cardiopathy, 2 for metastatic disease. 17 second malignant neoplasms (SMN) occurred in 16 pts (2.1%) after a median interval of 7 yrs. One patient had both a breast and ovarian cancer. SMN were: 2 AML, 3 ALL, 1 CML, 3 breast cancer, 1 CNS tumor, 1 lung tumor, 1 parotid tumor, 2 soft tissue sarcoma, 1 skin cancer, 1 ovary cancer, 1 Ewing sarcoma. Eight of these 16 pts died of the second tumor. Infertility related to chemotherapy affected mostly males. Amenorrhea affected 69% of postpubertal females during chemotherapy but only two pts had permanent amenorrhea (39 and 43 yrs). No delay in pubertal maturation was seen in both gender. The incidence of infertility in male was related to Ifosfamide and was dose-dependent. Permanent azoospermia was 100% in males who received 60–75g/m² Ifosfamide. No congenital defects were observed in the offsprings of both gender. The incidence of chronic renal failure was negligible in pts who received 60 g/m² a subclinical tubular impairment was observed in 48%, but only 1pt required dialysis. In the last protocol, a mild hearing impairment due to Cisplatin was evident in 40% of pts. Conclusions: Late toxicities are relevant and prolonged follow-ups are recommended as well as less toxic protocols. No significant financial relationships to disclose.