Retirement, age, gender and mental health: findings from the 45 and Up Study

Vo, Kha; Forder, Peta; Tavener, Meredith; Rodgers, Bryan; Banks, Emily; Bauman, Adrian; Byles, Julie

doi:10.1080/13607863.2014.962002

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“…This is concordant with previous findings (Ballinger et al., ; Culph et al., ; Ford et al. ; Hansji et al., ; McGeechan et al., ; Milligan et al., , ; Moylan et al., ; Waling & Fildes, ; Wilson et al., ); however, more research is required to quantify these potential benefits.…”

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The personal and community impact of a Scottish Men's Shed

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Muñoz

Leslie

2018

Health Soc Care Community

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Social isolation and loneliness are known to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, reducing social isolation and loneliness may improve such outcomes. In relation to men's health, "Men's Sheds" have been shown as one mechanism to achieve this. Studies in Australia and England have shown social, health and personal benefits; however, this remains an area that has not yet been researched in Scotland. This study, therefore, aimed to assess the characteristics of attendees, self-reported motivations for and the values and benefits of attending the Shed from the views of the attendees themselves. The participants of the study were the members of a Men's Shed in the North of Scotland, which was initially set-up by a small number of core Shedders. A convenience sample was recruited by opportunistic interviewing of participants when they attended the Shed using a mixed methods approach from 1 to 15 November 2016. In the absence of a validated questionnaire, a bespoke questionnaire was developed in several iterative stages. The answers to the questionnaire were transferred to an electronic database and analysed by frequency and thematic analysis. The participants (n = 31) had a mean age (SD) of 69.7 ± 9.5 with 96.8% being retired, thus the majority of the Shed users were older and retired. The results suggest that there were several benefits from attending the Shed, with an overwhelming majority of the sample reporting personal, social and health benefits-however, more research is needed to determine the magnitude of these. This study has also shown that the men attending the Shed frequently discussed health, which could potentially have a beneficial effect. The Shed therefore, as a community project, has the potential to have a positive impact on health welfare by focusing on the social aspects of life.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

The personal and community impact of a Scottish Men's Shed

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Muñoz

Leslie

2018

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“…Respondents who said they were retired were asked to indicate why they retired/stopped working. Similar to a previously August 2016 published study, 28 a sequential coding approach was used, prioritizing certain responses over others as follows:…”

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Retirement—A Transition to a Healthier Lifestyle?

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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“…This burdens the Social Security system and puts older adults at risk for financial disadvantage, by exiting the workforce when earning potential is often at a peak and because annual Social Security benefits will be lower and checks will be smaller. Early retirement also has disadvantages for health and well-being (Calvo, Sarkisian, & Tamborini, 2013;Vo et al, 2015). Perhaps one strategy to encourage older adults to remain in the workforce might be to emphasize present-oriented positive benefits of continuing to work.…”

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confidence: 99%