Longitudinal association between lifetime workforce participation and risk of self-reported cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although many governments are promoting workforce participation (WP) by older people, evidence of WP's effects on active aging is inadequate. We examined whether there is a gender-specific beneficial effect of lifetime WP from adulthood though old age against self-reported cognitive decline (CD) among community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

We used data from a community-based prospective study of 2,422 men and 2,852 women aged ≥65 with neither poor cognition nor disability in basic activities of daily living at baseline. Self-reported CD was measured using the Cognitive Performance Scale. Lifetime WP evaluated the presence or absence of WP at baseline, the longest-held occupation, and lifetime working years (total working years throughout lifetime). Generalized e

SUBMITTER: Tomioka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279604 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature