Successful transition to later life: Strategies used by baby boomers

Wilhelm, Kay; Geerligs, Liesbeth; Peisah, Carmelle

doi:10.1111/ajag.12025

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“…We did not find evidence that the association between QOL at retirement and cognitive decline was primarily driven by poor mental health, as we observed similar associations in our restricted analysis among women without current antidepressant use or severe depressive symptoms; however, we cannot exclude a mediating role of milder or subsyndromal forms of depression, which can be impairing in older adults [56]. Overall, our results support the hypothesis that a positive transition to retirement and individuals’ efforts to enhance the QOL post-retirement [55] may be associated with better cognitive maintenance.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…We further observed some evidence that change in both physical activity and diet may mediate the association between QOL change at retirement with cognitive ageing, supporting greater behavioral counseling by health care providers and the implementation of exercise/nutrition programs upon retirement as a component of cognitive preventive strategy. Another possible mechanism is that those who are more optimistic would be protected against cognitive decline [54], directly, or indirectly through proactive strategies [55]. Incidentally, we observed in our sample a direct association between self-report of a positive QOL change at retirement and higher optimism level as measured by the Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R) in 2004.…”

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confidence: 61%

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Self-Reported Change in Quality of Life with Retirement and Later Cognitive Decline: Prospective Data from the Nurses’ Health Study

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Okereke

Kawachi

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To investigate whether a positive transition into retirement may be associated with later cognitive ageing, we included a subset of 4,926 Nurses’ Health Study participants who retired from work at ages 60–69, then provided a subjective assessment of the change in overall quality of life (QOL) with retirement. Subsequently (range: 1 month to 4.7 years later), when all were aged 70+ years, they completed a baseline telephone cognitive battery evaluating global cognition, episodic memory and executive function. They had up to three follow-up cognitive assessments. Controlling for various occupational factors before retirement and socioeconomic, lifestyle, and health-related factors as of the baseline cognitive assessment, we used generalized linear models for repeated measures to estimate mean differences in rates of cognitive decline across categories of QOL transition at retirement: “worse”, “same” or “better”. Over a median 6 years of follow-up, the global cognitive score change was −0.123 on average. Compared with women who reported no change in QOL at retirement (31%), women who reported improvement (61%) showed a significantly slower rate of cognitive decline (difference= +0.011 95% CI =0.004, 0.019). This mean difference was equivalent to that observed between women who were 2 years apart in age. No significant differences in cognitive decline rates were observed for the women who reported worsened QOL (8%). Secondary analyses to address possible reverse causation showed robust associations. A positive transition into retirement was associated with better maintenance of cognitive function over time in aging women. These findings need to be replicated in other populations.

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confidence: 81%

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confidence: 61%

Self-Reported Change in Quality of Life with Retirement and Later Cognitive Decline: Prospective Data from the Nurses’ Health Study

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Okereke

Kawachi

et al. 2016

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“…For example, resilient agers with recurrent depression demonstrated that adaptive strategies (insight, behavioural strategies, proactive coping) can lead to life satisfaction despite a history of mental illness. 20 Not surprisingly, the key to much of this adaptation and subjective perception of ageing is personality and cognitive set. Those high in neuroticism tend to have more negative aging self-stereotypes, which in turn affects how individuals perceive their own health.…”

Section: Evolving Concepts Of Successful Ageing: What They Are and Hmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Evolving Concepts Of Successful Ageing: What They Are and Hmentioning

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Successful ageing for psychiatrists

Peisah

2015

Australas Psychiatry

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Successful ageing is a heterogeneous, inclusive concept that is subjectively defined. No longer constrained by the notion of "super-ageing", successful ageing can still be achieved in the face of physical and/or mental illness. Accordingly, it remains within the reach of most of us. It can, and should be, person-specific and individually defined, specific to one's bio-psycho-social and occupational circumstances, and importantly, reserves. Successful professional ageing is predicated upon insight into signature strengths, with selection of realistic goal setting and substitution of new goals, given the dynamic nature of these constructs as we age. Other essential elements are generativity and self-care. Given that insight is key, taking a regular stock or inventory of our reserves across bio-psycho-social domains might be helpful. Importantly, for successful ageing, this needs to be suitably matched to the professional task and load. This lends itself to a renewable personal ageing plan, which should be systemically adopted with routine expectations of self-care and professional responsibility.

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“…As part of a longitudinal cohort study that began in 1978, Wilhelm et al [4] explored the ways in which baby boomers maintained well-being and life satisfaction at the 30-year follow-up in 2008. Satisfied older people attributed their well-being to social connectedness, and knowing what they need to maintain well-being, such as exercise, participation in hobbies and planning for retirement.…”

Section: Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%