Memory function and early exit from paid employment through different pathways among ageing European workers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Understanding memory function's role in early workforce exit is key in supporting sustainable employment among ageing workers. This study examined the impact of memory function on early exit from paid employment, analyzed changes in memory function before, during and after such transitions, and assessed memory function trajectories in relation to the presence or absence of effort-reward imbalance at work.

Methods

This study included 16 339 respondents from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) between age 50 and the country-specific retirement age. The effects of objective and subjective memory functioning on early exit were assessed using Cox proportional hazards with Fine-Gray sub distribution models. Changes in memory function before an

SUBMITTER: Ciliacus R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11893212 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature