Retirement and health: Evidence from England

Does retirement affect secondary preventive care use? Evidence from breast cancer screening

“…Yet, even focusing on doctor visits yields mixed results. Eibich (2015) , Nielsen (2019) -only for women-, Frimmel and Pruckner (2020) , and Rose (2020) – only for women - find a decrease in doctor visits, while Lucifora and Vigani (2018) and Zhang et al (2018) find an increase, and Rose (2020) no change among men. However, with few exceptions ( Frimmel and Pruckner, 2020 ) these studies rely on general measures of healthcare use, such as visits to general practitioners or healthcare expenditures, which do not distinguish between curative and preventive healthcare, even though it appears plausible that there might be important differences between types of healthcare.…”

“…There is a large literature investigating the health effects of retirement ( Bloemen et al, 2017 , Bozio et al, 2021 , Celidoni and Rebba, 2017 , Coe and Zamarro, 2011 , De Grip et al, 2012 , Eibich, 2015 , Grøtting and Lillebø, 2020 , Hallberg et al, 2015 , Insler, 2014 , Nishimura et al, 2018 ), with studies reporting contrasting findings even for similar health outcomes and institutional contexts (see, e.g., Rose, 2020 and Behncke, 2012 for England; or Dave et al, 2008 and Insler, 2014 for the U.S.). 3 At the same time, several studies find that health is positively associated with participation in breast cancer screening ( Bouckaert and Schokkaert, 2016 , Carrieri and Wuebker, 2016 , Courtney-Long et al, 2011 , Gandhi et al, 2015 , Guilcher et al, 2014 , Jensen et al, 2015 , Wu, 2003 ).…”

“…Retirement is a major transition for this ageing population, and a growing part of the economic literature has examined the health effects of retirement (see Nishimura et al (2018) and Rose (2020) for an overview). Several recent studies have focused on the effects of retirement on healthcare utilization with mixed results.…”

Health, Retirement and Economic Shocks

“…Also, retirees are more likely to quit smoking (Insler, 2014) and to experience lower levels of stress (Midanik et al, 1995). Other studies suggest negative or null effects of retirement on social interactions (Sugisawa et al, 1997); alcohol consumption (Zins et al, 2011); healthy eating and physical activity (Nooyens et al, 2005); cognitive ability and health care utilisation (Rose, 2020). In addition, retirement a a b c d d a per se (Minkler, 1981).…”

The Effects of an Increase in the Retirement Age on Health: Evidence from Administrative Data

“…There are only a few studies outside the Nordic countries relying on administrative data (e.g. Frimmel and Pruckner, 2020;Horner and Cullen, 2016;Rose, 2020). Horner and Cullen (2016) use administrative data from the US on a specific group, manufacturing workers in an aluminum production company, to evaluate the impact of retirement on hypertension, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, and major depression.…”