Working in old age in Mexico: Implications for Cognitive Functioning.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies indicate that occupation might affect cognitive functioning in late life. As people in low and middle income countries often have to work until late life, we sought to investigate if there are cognitive benefits to working later into life and whether cognitive function deteriorates after exiting the labor force. We analyzed longitudinal data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), a nationally representative sample of Mexican adults age 50+ (n=7,375), that assessed cognitive functioning by verbal learning, delayed recall, and visual scanning. Analyses were carried out using mixed-effects modeling corrected for the influence of gender, IADLs, diabetes, stroke, hypertension, depression, income, and marital status. Results suggest that working actively, compared to ex

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9782718 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature