Effects of self-rated mental and physical work demands on cognition are dependent in a cross-sectional sample of the Health and Retirement Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assessed whether self-rated physical and mental work demands were associated with cognition among older working adults and whether their effects were dependent.

Methods

Our cross-sectional sample consisted of 6,377 working older adults uisng the Health and Retirement Study in 2004. Self-rated work demands were summarized from four questions about frequency of mental or physical demands in the respondent's current job. Cognition was assessed using a subset of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status. We used multivariable linear regression to test for associations and additive interaction between physical and mental work demands and cognition, adjusted for age, sex, race, education, and practice effect.

Results

Independently, higher physical wo

SUBMITTER: Hickman RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11601729 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature