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Retirement Planning of college professors: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective

to analyze the evidence available in the literature related to the retirement planning of college professors.

Method

an integrative review carried out in the LILACS, Web of Science, PSYCNET, PubMed databases, as well as manual search using the keywords “retirement” and “professor”. Thirteen studies were retrieved and analyzed by the evidence hierarchy in the first half of 2019.

Results

the studies address complex issues and are related to personal health, family ties, financial aspects, and organizational and institutional issues. Investing in institutional policies for effective retirement planning stood out, considering labor relations, dissatisfaction, and acknowledgment of the teaching and research work, as well as paying attention to feelings of emotional exhaustion, fatigue, or distress resulting from work.

Conclusion

retirement is a subjective event. The decision to retire is related to the implicit planning to remain active either in the workplace or in the post-retirement period. Therefore, preparing to leave the work environment can promote and favor a flexible and progressive transition with quality and health.

Keywords
Retirement; Faculty; Higher Education Institutions; Occupational Health

Resumo

Objetivo

analisar as evidências disponíveis na literatura relacionadas à preparação para aposentadoria de docentes universitários.

Método

revisão integrativa realizada nas bases de dados LILACS, Web of Science, PSYCNET, PubMed e busca manual, a partir das palavras-chave “aposentadoria” e “docente”. Foram recuperados treze estudos e analisados pela hierarquia de evidência no primeiro semestre de 2019.

Resultados

os estudos contemplam questões complexas e estão relacionadas à situação de saúde pessoal; relações familiares; aspectos financeiros e questões organizacionais e institucionais. Destacaram-se o investir em políticas institucionais para planejamento efetivo da aposentadoria, considerando as relações laborais, insatisfações e o reconhecimento do exercício no ensino e na pesquisa, assim como, atentar-se aos sentimentos de exaustão emocional, fadiga ou desgastes decorrentes das cargas de trabalho.

Conclusão

a aposentadoria é um evento subjetivo. A decisão por aposentadoria está relacionada ao planejamento implícito de se manter ativo, seja no ambiente laboral ou na pós-aposentadoria. Portanto, a preparação para a retirada do ambiente laboral pode promover e favorecer uma transição flexível e progressiva, com qualidade e saúde.

Palavras-Chave:
Aposentadoria; Docentes; Instituições de Ensino Superior; Saúde do trabalhador

INTRODUCTION

Retirement is part of every worker’s life and can be considered a liberating or recluding event as it brings feelings of uncertainty towards withdrawal from the labor world. This process may start up to fifteen years before the final retirement situation, and due to being a long period, it is divided into pre and post-retirement11 Taylor MA, Shore LM. Predictors of planned retirement age: an application of Beehr’s model. Psychol Aging. 1995;10(1):76-83.,22 Beehr TA, Bowling NA. Variations on a Retirement Theme: Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Retirement. In: Wang M, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Retirement. New York: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 42-55..

Pre-retirement corresponds to perceptions, attitudes, decision making, and planning for the near future11 Taylor MA, Shore LM. Predictors of planned retirement age: an application of Beehr’s model. Psychol Aging. 1995;10(1):76-83.,22 Beehr TA, Bowling NA. Variations on a Retirement Theme: Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Retirement. In: Wang M, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Retirement. New York: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 42-55.. In this period, feelings of (in)decision, yearnings, and desires about the expectation of what will be experienced stand out associated with beliefs and perceptions that influence the effective withdrawal from the work environment33 Costa AMMR, Micali PM, Huamaní OG, Costa JLR, Lopes RGC. Preparação para a aposentadoria. In: Costa JLR, Fuzaro Jr AMMR, orgs. O que vamos fazer depois trabalho? Reflexões sobre a preparação para a aposentadoria. São Paulo: Cultura Acadêmica; 2016. p. 33-43..

The post-retirement period is understood as a time of satisfaction and adaptation to this new life11 Taylor MA, Shore LM. Predictors of planned retirement age: an application of Beehr’s model. Psychol Aging. 1995;10(1):76-83.,22 Beehr TA, Bowling NA. Variations on a Retirement Theme: Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Retirement. In: Wang M, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Retirement. New York: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 42-55.. The well-being and achievements of retiring result from the active effort that the worker made throughout the pre-retirement process. However, feelings of frustration, physical and emotional instability, illness, and feelings of ambivalence may occur44 Rafalski JC, de Andrade AL. Planejamento da aposentadoria: adaptação brasileira da PRePS e influência de estilos de tomada de decisão. Rev Psicol Organ Trabalho. 2016;16(1):36-45.

5 Rafalski JC, de Andrade AL. Desenvolvimento da Escala de Percepção de Futuro da Aposentadoria (EPFA) e Correlatos Psicossociais. Psico-USF. 2017;22(1):49-62.
-66 Scorsolini-Comin F, Rossi GAN, Curtiço JJH, Costa LM, da Silva LDR, Alves- Silva JD. Adoecimento e aposentadoria: relato de uma experiência profissional em aconselhamento psicológico. Rev Psicol Saúde. 2019;11(2):83-98., even leading to the loss of the meaning of life and manifestation of suicidal behavior77 Schlösser A, Rosa GFC, More CLO. Revisão: comportamento suicida ao longo do ciclo vital. Temas psicol. 2014;22(1):133-45..

In this imminent retirement scenario, preparation becomes relevant for the worker to be aware of personal needs and behavioral changes, believing in their ability to influence the model adopted of moving from work to retirement88 Leandro-França C, Murta VA. Efeitos de uma Intervenção Breve no planejamento para a aposentadoria. Rev Psicol Organ Trab. 2014;14(3):257-70.,99 Zanelli JC, Silva N, Soares DHP. Orientação para aposentadoria nas organizações de trabalho: construção de projetos para o pós-carreira. Porto Alegre: Artmed; 2010.. In this perspective, retirement planning of college professors stands out and needs to be contextualized and (re)evaluated according to the particularities that the profession presents99 Zanelli JC, Silva N, Soares DHP. Orientação para aposentadoria nas organizações de trabalho: construção de projetos para o pós-carreira. Porto Alegre: Artmed; 2010.

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-1111 da Silva TV, Carvalho EA. Aposentadoria: fase de transformações psicossociais. Rev Uningá. 2019;56(S1):56-67..

In the work context, teaching involves intellectual knowledge and maturity regarding the years of experience in teaching, research, and extension, in addition to achieving the fullness of immaterial theoretical production1212 Hypolito AM, Grishcke PE. Instituto Federal Sul-Rio-grandense. Trabalho imaterial e trabalho docente. Educação. 2013;38(3):507-22.. Analyzing the subjectivities and singularities resulting from the profession, the disruption from labor to retirement can bring feelings of exclusion, loss of the main sources of appreciation and identity of these workers88 Leandro-França C, Murta VA. Efeitos de uma Intervenção Breve no planejamento para a aposentadoria. Rev Psicol Organ Trab. 2014;14(3):257-70.

9 Zanelli JC, Silva N, Soares DHP. Orientação para aposentadoria nas organizações de trabalho: construção de projetos para o pós-carreira. Porto Alegre: Artmed; 2010.
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, as well as it can be painful for the individual1111 da Silva TV, Carvalho EA. Aposentadoria: fase de transformações psicossociais. Rev Uningá. 2019;56(S1):56-67..

Despite the scientific literature gradually addressing11 Taylor MA, Shore LM. Predictors of planned retirement age: an application of Beehr’s model. Psychol Aging. 1995;10(1):76-83.

2 Beehr TA, Bowling NA. Variations on a Retirement Theme: Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Retirement. In: Wang M, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Retirement. New York: Oxford University Press; 2012. p. 42-55.

3 Costa AMMR, Micali PM, Huamaní OG, Costa JLR, Lopes RGC. Preparação para a aposentadoria. In: Costa JLR, Fuzaro Jr AMMR, orgs. O que vamos fazer depois trabalho? Reflexões sobre a preparação para a aposentadoria. São Paulo: Cultura Acadêmica; 2016. p. 33-43.

4 Rafalski JC, de Andrade AL. Planejamento da aposentadoria: adaptação brasileira da PRePS e influência de estilos de tomada de decisão. Rev Psicol Organ Trabalho. 2016;16(1):36-45.

5 Rafalski JC, de Andrade AL. Desenvolvimento da Escala de Percepção de Futuro da Aposentadoria (EPFA) e Correlatos Psicossociais. Psico-USF. 2017;22(1):49-62.
-66 Scorsolini-Comin F, Rossi GAN, Curtiço JJH, Costa LM, da Silva LDR, Alves- Silva JD. Adoecimento e aposentadoria: relato de uma experiência profissional em aconselhamento psicológico. Rev Psicol Saúde. 2019;11(2):83-98. the theme of retirement, studies are still incipient and focus on describing the feelings and frustrations of workers regarding this event. Considering the imminent retirement, the need to formulate strategies, plans, and preparation policies to promote the health of this professor is reaffirmed, thus emphasizing the relevance of the role of nurses in retirement guidance and planning1313 Pissinati PSC, Martins EAP, Costa RG, Haddad MCFL. Estabelecimento de metas no planejamento da aposentadoria: reflexão à luz de Imogene King. REME Rev Min Enferm. 2020;24:e-1283..

Based on questions like “how to recognize the motivation of professors to work for longer than the estimated retirement time?; what is the contribution to quality in increasing life expectancy and (re)evaluating the context of professor shortages in several countries?; how do Higher Education Institutions prepare their teaching staff for this event?”, the nurse can understand how the worker experiences this phenomenon, and thus have the necessary interactions to establish an active co-participation relationship with the development of goals to facilitate a healthy termination of work1313 Pissinati PSC, Martins EAP, Costa RG, Haddad MCFL. Estabelecimento de metas no planejamento da aposentadoria: reflexão à luz de Imogene King. REME Rev Min Enferm. 2020;24:e-1283..

Besides, it is relevant for society to have insights on the causes and motivations of retirement among college professors and the mitigating factors of a withdrawal process without effective preparation. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to analyze the evidence available in the literature related to the retirement planning of college professors.

METHOD

It is an integrative review developed in six stages: definition of the research question based on the problem, literature search, application of the inclusion criteria, evaluation of studies, data analysis, and synthesis of knowledge with the presentation of the review1414 Mendes KDS, Silveira RCCP, Galvão CM. Revisão integrativa: método de pesquisa para a incorporação de evidências na saúde e na enfermagem. Texto Contexto Enferm. 2008;17(4):758-64.. The recommendations of the guide Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) were followed to assist in the writing of the study1515 Galvão TF, Pansani TSA. Principais itens para relatar Revisões sistemáticas e Meta-análises: a recomendação PRISMA. Epidemiol Serv Saúde, 335 Brasília, 24(2):2015 (Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. Disponível em: www.prisma-statement.org.
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The search was carried out in June and July 2019 based on the guiding question what evidence is available in the literature related to the retirement planning of college professors? To develop this question, the PICo strategy1515 Galvão TF, Pansani TSA. Principais itens para relatar Revisões sistemáticas e Meta-análises: a recomendação PRISMA. Epidemiol Serv Saúde, 335 Brasília, 24(2):2015 (Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. Disponível em: www.prisma-statement.org.
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was used where the letter P corresponds to the population (professors), I is interest (preparation for retirement), and Co is the context (Higher Education Institutions).

To search for the studies, the LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences), Web of Science, PsycNet, PubMed databases were selected, as well as manual search in the Google Scholar Electronic Resource. The controlled descriptors of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and Health Sciences Descriptors (DEcS) “retirement”, “professor”, and “college professor” were used combined with the boolean operators AND and OR, according to the search strategy systematized in Table 1.

Table 1
Search strategies for recovering productions.

The inclusion criteria were defined as being a primary paper addressing aspects related to retirement planning of professors, in addition to being available online in full with free open access, published in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, without delimiting the time frame. When the full paper was not available in the database, the search strategies were exhausted by contacting the authors and the institutions of origin of the papers. Papers that did not answer the research question were excluded, and duplicates were considered only once.

Data were extracted by two authors of the review in a double independent way, and a third author was invited to solve and minimize possible errors of interpretation, search, evaluation, and analysis of the papers given the doubts that may arise from the review process. The nomenclatures related to the type of study indicated by the authors were maintained.

From that, 178 studies were retrieved. After reading the title and abstract, 59 publications were excluded because they did not answer the research question. Subsequently, the articles were read in full and the selection criteria were applied, with 106 publications being excluded and resulting in 13 primary studies for the corpus of this integrative review, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1
Flowchart developed for the study, adaptation of PRISMA.

To extract the information from the studies during the analysis phase, a summary table was created with the characteristics of the primary studies included, namely: title of the article, author(s), year of publication, journal, objective(s), type of study, main results, and conclusions. It should be noted that the precepts of Law No. 9,610/1998 regulating copyright1616 Brasil. Lei nº 9.610 de 19 de fevereiro de 1998. Altera, atualiza e consolida a legislação sobre os direitos autorais e dá outras providências. Disponível em http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l9610.htm .
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were respected.

Each study was classified according to the level of evidence. The method used to classify the strength of evidence from primary studies corresponds to the hierarchy of evidence associated with strength levels: Intervention/Treatment or Diagnosis/Diagnostic test; Prognostic/Prediction, and Meaning. The study identified only clinical questions about Meaning, whose strength of evidence is classified into five levels: I) Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies, II) A qualitative study, III) Synthesis of descriptive studies, IV) Only a descriptive study, and V) Expert opinion1717 Fineout-Overholt E, Stillwell SB. Asking compelling, clinical questions. In: Melnyk BM, Fineout-Overholt E. Evidence-based practice in nursing e healthcare. A guide to best practice. 2nd. ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2011. p. 25-39..

RESULTS

Regarding the level of evidence of the clinical question about Meaning, the study’s findings indicate that the primary papers are 38.4% predominant at level II1818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102.

19 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94

20 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67.

21 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72.
-2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88., 7.7% at level III2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99., and 53.8% at level IV2424 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60.

25 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10.

26 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.

27 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27.

28 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10.

29 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.
-3030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77.. Table 2 systematizes the selection of the studies included and emphasizes the reference and year of publication, objectives, main results, evidence, and level of evidence of the clinical question about Meaning.

Table 2
Description of the studies selected in the integrative review

These studies were published in 19802424 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60., 19841818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102., 19922525 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10., 19991919 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94, 20012626 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93., 20032727 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27., 20112020 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67., 20122828 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10., 20132121 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72.,2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5., 20143030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77., 20172222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88.,2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99.. Regarding the country of origin, it was shown that 46.1% of the studies came from the United States of America (USA)1818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102.,2424 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60.

25 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10.

26 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.
-2727 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27.,2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5., 30.8% were from Brazil1919 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94

20 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67.

21 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72.
-2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88., besides one survey in Belgium3030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77., one in Spain2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99., and one covering Canada and the United Kingdom2828 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10..

Regarding the participants, 53.8% of the studies involved all professors of the educational institution1818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102.,2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88.

23 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99.
-2424 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60.,2626 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.,2727 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27.,2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5., 15.4% corresponded to the faculty of the Medicine course2525 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10.,2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5. and technical-administrative staff2020 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67.,2121 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72., 7.8% of the studies are part of the faculty of the Pharmacy course2828 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10. and the senior professors3030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77.. The quantitative methodological design was adopted in 53.8% of the productions2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99.

24 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60.

25 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10.

26 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.
-2727 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27.,2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.,3030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77., the qualitative one in 38.4%1818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102.

19 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94

20 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67.

21 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72.
-2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88., and one study carried out both quantitative and qualitative approaches2828 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10.. Among the quantitative studies, one was characterized as cross-sectional2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.; the remaining 46.1% were not specified. In the qualitative studies, one case study1818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102., one exploratory study2020 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67., and one descriptive study2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88. were carried out, and two studies1919 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94,2121 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72. did not specify the approach.

The journals chosen by the authors to publish the research were the Research in Higher Education 1818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102.,2424 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60., Research on Aging 2626 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.,3030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77., Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia2121 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72.,2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88.; the others were the Academic Medicine 2525 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10.; American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2828 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10.; Industrial and Labor Relations Review 2727 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27.; Revista InterAÇÃO1919 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94; Ophthalmology2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.; ReCaPe – Revista de Carreiras e Pessoas2020 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67., and Revista Eletrônica Interuniversitária de Formação de Professores2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99..

DISCUSSION

The findings of the present study indicate that the scientific production on retirement was gradually developed from the 1980s. Although aspects involving all professors of an institution are mostly discussed, the studies present specific discussions on the fields of knowledge of Medicine and Pharmacy, and for Technical-Administrative and Senior professors. Despite being carried out based on quantitative designs, the results of the research contemplated the complex and subjective issues surrounding retirement and were published in journals addressing the process of human aging.

Levels of evidence of the clinical question about Meaning resulting from qualitative studies were found1818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102.

19 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94

20 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67.

21 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72.
-2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88. and classified as level II. They infer the need for institutional policies for more effective retirement planning 1919 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94 with specific assistance for professors during this phase, a greater amount of information about retirement, support in the continuity of work, and proposals for gradual retirement1818 Dorfman LT, Conner KA, Ward W, Tompkins JB. Reactions of professors to retirement: A comparison of retired faculty from three types of institutions. Res High Educ. 1984;20(1):89-102.,1919 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94.

Retirement planning is developed as a positive event for those professors who have stable health conditions and more involved in cultural and leisure activities, and mainly with time to enjoy the family life 2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88.,3131 Pizzio A, Klein K. Qualidade de vida no trabalho e adoecimento no cotidiano de docentes do ensino superior. Educ Soc. 2015;36(1):493-513., which accentuates the feeling of “retiree’s well-being” when associated with the family’s participation emphasizing the need to involve it in the preparation of these university employees2121 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72.,2222 Machado CNC, Lucas MG. Aposentadoria: como professores vivenciam este momento? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2017;7(2):576-88..

Considered a moment of transition, retirement planning involves raising awareness, instrumentalization, and strategies to (re)signify that moment. The results show the importance of developing institutional programs to offer possibilities for the promotion of quality of life and personal growth instead of something immediate 1919 Felippe LRH, Sandmann HM, Merhy ME, Fernandez S, Bulgacov YLM. Programa de preparação para a aposentadoria: uma política de desenvolvimento humano. 1999;(3):79-94. Such actions can contribute to the expression of emotions and feelings of professors in the pre-retirement phase as a motivator for reflection and changes to positive attitudes2020 Debetir E. Aposentadoria: Oportunidade de Realizar Projetos e/ou Momento de Crise? Rev Carreiras Pessoas. 2011;1(2):43-67..

Level III evidence derived from the synthesis of the descriptive studies2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99. shows that labor relations within the institution, dissatisfaction with the workload related to administrative functions, lack of acknowledgment of the teaching and research work for years, and the lack of prestige directly influence retirement planning2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99..

Thus, we can infer the relevance of propositions for the implementation of a human resources management plan for institutions to take advantage of the high potential of professors who are often devalued with the effective removal from the work environment2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99.. The experiences of the so-called program “Emeritus colleges” developed in the USA corroborates these propositions since flexible activities were implemented in a gradual way to offer a continuous relationship to research professors during the retirement planning to enable the reduction of workloads, dissatisfactions, and frustrations that could result from this process2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99.,3232 Liberatti VM, Martins JT, Ribeiro RP, Scholze AR, Galdino MJQ, Trevisan GS. Quality of life in the concept of nursing teachers retired of a public university. Ciênc Cuid Saúde. 2016;15(4):655-61..

Regardless of the proposals chosen by the Educational Institutions to manage this pre-retirement phase for their workers, they must be committed to supporting professors before the changes resulting from retirement to favor a flexible and progressive transition. Therefore, the preparatory strategies for retirement must meet the needs of professors to reduce the possibility of a traumatic personal process affecting students, and that can therefore benefit the university by maintaining quality in teaching2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99..

Worker participation in a retirement planning program aimed at interventions consistent with the needs of workers is a tool for achieving positive results, therefore improvements in expectations and knowledge about this process of retiring1313 Pissinati PSC, Martins EAP, Costa RG, Haddad MCFL. Estabelecimento de metas no planejamento da aposentadoria: reflexão à luz de Imogene King. REME Rev Min Enferm. 2020;24:e-1283..

In this sense, the important role of nurses in stimulating and guiding this preparation program stands out through the help in setting goals and managing feelings in the care of physical, emotional, and cognitive health with insertion in social activities, financial planning, and interpersonal relations1313 Pissinati PSC, Martins EAP, Costa RG, Haddad MCFL. Estabelecimento de metas no planejamento da aposentadoria: reflexão à luz de Imogene King. REME Rev Min Enferm. 2020;24:e-1283..

Level IV evidence resulting from descriptive studies2424 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60.

25 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10.

26 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.

27 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27.

28 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10.

29 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.
-3030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77. indicates that retirement involves feelings of emotional exhaustion, fatigue, or distress resulting from workloads 2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.,3030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77.. They result from the possible loss of incentive to work, insecurity of financial status, (in)existence of a partner to generate family income, as well as aspects involving the work mood and the lack of pressure to retire.2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.,3333 Figueira DAM, Haddad MCL, Gvozd R, Pissinati PSC. A tomada de decisão da aposentadoria influenciada pelas relações familiares e laborais. Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2017;20(2):207-15..

These aspects mainly affect the younger professors in the pre-retirement phase, in contrast to the older ones who seek to postpone the moment of retirement to remain active2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.. The institutional support which is essential to neutralize any discomfort that may be caused in the pre-retirement phase3434 Borsoi ICF, Pereira FS. Perspectivas acerca da aposentadoria na percepção de docentes de uma universidade pública federal. Cad Psicol Soc Trab. 2017;20(2):173-86. influences the decisions on the preparation of the faculty.

The anxieties and doubts can be alleviated by inserting the family in the pre-retirement phase2121 Bressan MALC, Mafra SCT, França LHFP, Melo MSS, Loretto MDS. Bem-estar na aposentadoria: o que isto significa para os servidores públicos federais? Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2013;16(2): 259-72.,2828 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10.,2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5.,3232 Liberatti VM, Martins JT, Ribeiro RP, Scholze AR, Galdino MJQ, Trevisan GS. Quality of life in the concept of nursing teachers retired of a public university. Ciênc Cuid Saúde. 2016;15(4):655-61.. Furthermore, it implies reflecting on how Higher Education Institutions are organized, and what are the prerogatives of plans and strategies for implementing retirement planning offered to the faculty to favor the moment of transition from work to retirement2525 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10.

26 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.
-2727 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27..

The experience of the so-called program “Emeritus colleges” of the Institutions that are part of the study carried out in the USA provides an ongoing relationship with the research professors by offering flexible activities during the retirement planning in a gradual manner, thus enabling the reduction of workloads2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99.,3535 Pan B, Shen X, Liu L, Yang Y, Wang L. Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction among University Teachers in Northeastern Region of China: a Cross- Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015;12:12761-75. and discussions about dissatisfaction with activities not related to teaching (administrative functions) to propose and discuss solutions2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99.,3030 Droogenbroeck FV, Spruyt B. To Stop or Not to Stop: An Empirical Assessment of the Determinants of Early Retirement Among Active and Retired Senior Teachers. Res Aging. 2014;36(6):753-77..

These are also evidenced in institutions in North Carolina, USA, where the phased retirement program was provided and allowed older professors to work part-time and receive full retirement benefits in the same way2323 Villardón-Gallego L, Moro A, Atxurra C. Percepciones sobre la jubilación em el profesorado universitario. El caso de la Universidad de Deusto. Rev Electr Interuniversit Form Prof. 2017;20(1): 87-99.. These findings indicate that there is a considerable relationship between the professor who adheres to the phased retirement and the work performance which is also influenced by salary increases2626 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.,2727 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27..

It is possible to perceive a contemporary model related to the health of this old person who is still at work, the need to have associated health promotion actions, prevention of preventable diseases, early care, rehabilitation of injuries, and education. This means a comprehensive care line based on the needs of the workers, with the healthcare professional being the protagonist and being able to mediate in care actions and attitudes3636 Veras Renato. O modelo assistencial contemporâneo e inovador para os idosos. Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2020;23(1):e200061..

Evidence suggests that reacting to the distress on the teaching career seems essential to avoid an abrupt withdrawal from the context of full-time work and to understand the desirable active transition with quality of everyday work2626 Ghent LS, Allen SG, Clark RL. The Impact of a New Phased Retirement Option on Faculty Retirement Decisions LINDA. Res Aging. 2001;23(6):671-93.,2828 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10.. Despite the culture of immediatism and lack of preparation observed, it can result in a reduction in the quality of transition from work to retirement and a decrease in personal progression in the post-retirement phase in the daily life of the worker.

Transition to retirement directly influences having a job after retirement (bridge employment), in addition to the postponement of retirement or permanence in the institution3737 Morales N, Medina D, Fernández C. Satisfacción laboral em professores investigadores universitarios/job satisfaction on university research professors. Rev Int Administr Finanzas. 2015;8(6):11-28.. Information related to retirement planning constantly emphasizes the relevance of the financial planning that should be carried out at the beginning of the teaching career not to interfere in the retirement of the worker2424 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60..

It appears that each worker experiences the interruption of work activities in different ways. The break from work can trigger anxiety, identity crises, ambivalent and confused feelings, mood swings, and psychosomatic disorders. Therefore, retirement planning programs tend to assist in this process, provided the worker integrates it and is prepared while still working. Retirement planning programs can be configured as a reference for workers who are close to retirement, helping to develop life projects after work3838 Sato AT, Lancman S. Políticas públicas e a inserção da pessoa idosa no mercado de trabalho no Brasil. Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2020;23(6):e200170..

In this sense, retirement planning programs were considered essential to expand the level of understanding of the faculty about financial benefits and losses since there may be doubts about the individual retirement system and/or about social security2424 Dorfman MS. A faculty views its retirement benefit plan: an empirical observation and analysis. Res High Educ. 1980;13(1):49-60.,2525 Jones RF. Early-retirement incentive programs for medical-school faculty. Acad Med. 1992;67(12):807-10.. However, participation in retirement planning programs is not a condition to an active preparation but contributes as a motivating axis for reflections and initial attitudinal changes which are considered by the studies’ evidence as positive and trigger for well-being2727 Allen SG, Clark RL, Ghent LS. Phasing into retirement. Ind Labor Relat Rev. 2004;58(1):112-27.

28 Latif DA, Alkhateeb FM. Pharmacy faculty retirement at colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Canada. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(1):5-10.
-2929 Dodds DW, Cruz OA, Israel H. Attitudes toward retirement of ophthalmology department chairs. Ophthalmology. 2013;120(7):1502-5..

To effectively contemplate the transition to retirement, the responsibility of competent bodies for the health of the worker is evident, as well as the health professionals who are essential to recognize the aspects that are directly related to the retirement planning of professors. In this context, the nurse and the nursing staff stand out to allow promoting actions and planning strategies to meet the interests of professors in the pre-retirement period, as well as the interests of the institution associated with keeping this worker in the institution and the (re)organization of retirement planning programs3939 Seabra CAM, Xavier SPL, Sampaio YPCC, de Oliveira MF, Quirino GS, Machado MFAS. Educação em saúde como estratégia para promoção da saúde dos idosos: uma revisão integrativa. Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol. 2019;22(4):e190022..

As a limitation of the present study, we point out the absence of indexing in the bases of some journals addressing the theme, and controlled descriptors in publications corresponding to those selected for this review. It is inferred that including other databases and controlled descriptors may cover a greater amount of publications, besides considering the resumption of evidence on the retirement planning of studies published in the scientific community. Lastly, it is considered that studies like this can provide subsidies for institutions to implement and adjust their retirement planning systems for their faculty.

CONCLUSION

The evidence in the present study shows that retirement is considered an event of singular concepts and subjective order. Regardless of the reasons associated with the decision to retire, implicit planning consists of the will to remain active, whether in the workplace or after retirement. However, said preparatory actions become a source of stress, anguish, and concerns of an identity-cultural, family, social, financial, and institutional-organizational order when making the transition from the work context to an often uncertain future.

The study allowed us to know the nuances involved in the retirement planning for college professors emerging from the experiences of the national and foreign scenario disseminated in the scientific community. This knowledge can provide subsidies to professors and institutions in the decision-making process when managing the pre-retirement process.

It is understood that retirement planning can minimize stress and generate feelings of confidence about the years after retirement. We can infer the need to carry out studies to implement and evaluate the use of different strategies such as integrated programs adapted to each Educational Institution and corresponding to the needs of their professors.

Also, we believe that it is possible to experience this transition effectively and healthily as long as everyone involved resignifies their responsibility in this scenario of the professor’s retirement. Thus, it is suggested that the health legislation for workers and old people is more effective; that Educational Institutions implement and revise their retirement planning program; that health professionals - specifically nurses - are more engaged in ensuring the care of these workers by subsidizing care in the principles of geriatrics and gerontology; and last but not least, that professors understand the relevance of preparing for withdrawal from work activities in the Educational Institution and that it can impact their quality of life.

  • Funding: Coordenação de aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Código de Financiamento 001.

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Edited by: Ana Carolina Lima Cavaletti

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    11 June 2021
  • Date of issue
    2021

History

  • Received
    22 Sept 2020
  • Accepted
    16 Apr 2021
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