Retirement and decline in episodic memory: analysis from a prospective study of adults in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Work has been associated with cognitive health. We examined whether retirement from work is associated with a decrease in episodic memory and whether this effect differs when considering workers' occupational class.

Methods

In this prospective study using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), we examined 1629 persons aged 50-75 years who were in paid work at baseline. A two-slope random effects linear regression centred at retirement was used to study the effect of retirement on episodic memory. The potential effect modification by occupational class was examined.

Results

While memory trajectories show slightly decreasing memory scores before and afterretirement, the decreasing rates for both periods were similar [episodic memory β2b-β2a= -0.03,

SUBMITTER: Romero Starke K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6929525 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature