Cohort Profile: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

Huisman, Martijn; Poppelaars, Jan; Horst, Marleen van der; Beekman, Aartjan T.F.; Brug, Johannes; Tilburg, T.G. van; Deeg, Dorly J. H.

doi:10.1093/ije/dyq219

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“…The major strength of this study is that it relied on data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA), which is a representative sample of older adults between the ages of 55 and 85 years in the Netherlands [9]. As a result of the selection of the population in the working age, a small group was available for analysis.…”

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“…The aim of the LASA cohort was to determine predictors and consequences of ageing in general [9]. However, detailed information about working arrangements, such as for example job control opportunities, social support from supervisors or colleagues, was not included in the questionnaire.…”

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“…In 2002-2003, a sample of 1,002 respondents was recruited (aged 55-65 years; initial response rate 55 %) [9]. Details on the sampling and data collection procedures have been described elsewhere [9]. The Medical Ethics Committee of the VU University Medical Center approved the LASA study; informed consent was obtained from all respondents.…”

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Predictors of Having Paid Work in Older Workers With and Without Chronic Disease: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study

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Background As the prevalence of chronic disease amongst older workers is high and increasing, it is important to know if the large subgroup of older workers with chronic disease has specific needs when it comes to prolonging participation in paid work. Objectives To investigate differences and similarities in predictors of having paid work in workers aged 55? with and without chronic disease. Methods Workers aged 55-62 years were selected from the 2002-2003 cohort of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (n = 333). Potential predictors were: health, personality, work characteristics, and demographics. Per potential predictor, a logistic regression coefficient for 'having paid work in 2005-2006' was calculated for workers with and without chronic disease. A pooled estimate was computed and differences between the pooled estimate and the coefficients were tested. Results Follow-up data were available for 95 %, of whom 67 % still had paid work. Predictors of having paid work were similar for workers with and without chronic diseases, except for physical workload (v 2 = 5.37; DF = 1) and psychosocial resources at work (v 2 = 5.94; DF = 1). Having more psychosocial resources (OR = 3.57; 95 %CI 1.33-10.0) was predictive for having paid work in workers with chronic disease and not in workers without chronic disease. Lower age, more weekly working hours, no functional limitations, fewer depressive symptoms, lower neuroticism scores, and more sense of mastery were significantly associated with having paid work in all workers. Conclusions Differences between predictors of having paid work between workers with and without chronic disease should be taken into account when aiming to prevent exit from the workforce. In particular the vulnerable subgroup of older workers with chronic disease and low psychosocial resources at work is more likely to quit working.

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Section: Methodsological Considerationsmentioning

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“…The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) is a continuing study of the physical, emotional, cognitive and social functioning of older adults (Huisman et al 2011). First conducted in 1992-1993, the survey consisted of 3,107 55-to-84-year-old adults.…”

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Problem-focused and emotion-focused coping options and loneliness: how are they related?

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2015

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We examine the extent to which coping options endorsed by older adults help alleviate loneliness, and experiences with loneliness influence the coping options. Two ways of coping are distinguished: problem-focused, i.e., improving one's relationships, and emotion-focused, i.e., lowering one's expectations about relationships. Loneliness is assessed using three observations over 6 years among 1,033 61-to 99-year-old respondents in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Combining the first two observations yielded four loneliness types: not lonely at T0 and T1, recently lonely, persistently lonely, and recovered from loneliness. Between the second and third observations, respondents were asked to evaluate which coping options lonely peers described in various vignettes had. From this, individual coping scores were calculated. The option to improve relationships did not affect the likelihood of one's own loneliness, and the option to lower expectations even increased it. Compared to non-lonely respondents, recently lonely ones endorsed both ways of coping equally frequently, persistently lonely ones endorsed improving relationships less frequently and lowering expectations more frequently and recovered respondents endorsed improving relationships equally frequently and lowering expectations more frequently. We conclude that considering various ways of coping does not help alleviate loneliness and that persistently lonely and recovered respondents are at risk of a circular process with loneliness experiences resulting in considering lowering expectations more frequently, which results in a greater likelihood of loneliness, thus contributing to sustaining or re-establishing loneliness.

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Psychosocial factors and cancer incidence (PSY‐CA): Protocol for individual participant data meta‐analyses

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Objectives: Psychosocial factors have been hypothesized to increase the risk of cancer.This study aims (1) to test whether psychosocial factors (depression, anxiety, recent loss events, subjective social support, relationship status, general distress, and neuroticism) are associated with the incidence of any cancer (any, breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, smoking-related, and alcohol-related); (2) to test the interaction between psychosocial factors and factors related to cancer risk (smoking, alcohol use, weight, physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep, age, sex, education, hormone replacement therapy, and menopausal status) with regard to the incidence of cancer; and (3) to test the mediating role of health behaviors (smoking, alcohol use, weight, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep) in the relationship between psychosocial factors and the incidence of cancer. Methods:The psychosocial factors and cancer incidence (PSY-CA) consortium was established involving experts in the field of (psycho-)oncology, methodology, and epidemiology. Using data collected in 18 cohorts (N = 617,355), a preplanned two-stage individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis is proposed. Standardized analyses will be conducted on harmonized datasets for each cohort (stage 1), and meta-analyses will be performed on the risk estimates (stage 2). Conclusion:PSY-CA aims to elucidate the relationship between psychosocial factors and cancer risk by addressing several shortcomings of prior meta-analyses.

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Cohort Profile: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

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References 25 publications

Predictors of Having Paid Work in Older Workers With and Without Chronic Disease: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study

Predictors of Having Paid Work in Older Workers With and Without Chronic Disease: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study

Problem-focused and emotion-focused coping options and loneliness: how are they related?

Psychosocial factors and cancer incidence (PSY‐CA): Protocol for individual participant data meta‐analyses

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