Gendered life courses and cognitive functioning in later life: the role of context-specific gender norms and lifetime employment
AbstractWith increasing life expectancy, dementia poses an epidemiological challenge. As a cure has not been developed, the investigation into preventive factors becomes pivotal. Previous research emphasizes the cognitively stimulating and socio-emotional benefits of lifetime employment, but research on heterogeneous patterns across social groups and societal contexts remains sparse. Sociological approaches have a promising potential to provide insights into health inequalities and can contribute to the study of this major societal challenge. We investigate the influence of previous employment biographies on cognitive func...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - March 30, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Correction: Social relations and exclusion among people facing death
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Source: European Journal of Ageing - March 13, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Gendered late working life trajectories, family history and welfare regimes: evidence from SHARELIFE
AbstractEarlier employment choices based on family events in earlier life have an impact up until late working life, especially in welfare regimes that encourage the breadwinner-caretaker division. We investigate types of late employment patterns and how these are associated with earlier family events. We also test whether the association between early family history and late working life varies across five welfare regimes. Using retrospective life history data from SHARELIFE, our sample consists of 10,913 women and 10,614 men aged 65 years and older. Late working life trajectories are analyzed using gender-separate sequ...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - March 1, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Subjective age and the association with intrinsic capacity, functional ability, and health among older adults in Norway
This study investigates the relationships between subjective age, intrinsic capacity, functional ability and health among Norwegians aged 60 years and older. The Norwegian Survey of Health and Ageing (NORSE) is a population-based, cross-sectional study of home-dwelling individuals aged 60–96 years in the former county of Oppland. Age- and sex-adjusted regression models were used to investigate the gap between subjective and chronolo gical age and this gap’s association with self-reported and objectively measured intrinsic capacity (covering all six sub domains defined by WHO), health, and functional ability among 81...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - February 28, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Internet usage among the oldest-old: does functional health moderate the relationship between internet usage and autonomy?
AbstractIn recent years, research on internet usage in old age and its associations with well-being outcomes has increased. However, the oldest-old age group (80 years and older) is frequently underrepresented, and autonomy and functional health are rarely considered in these studies. By applying moderation analyses with a representative dataset of the oldest-old in Germany (N = 1863), our study has analyzed the hypothesis that the autonomy of older individuals, in particular of those with limited functional health, can be enhanced by internet usage. The moderation analyses indicate that the positive association betw...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - February 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Preservation of long-term memory in older adults using a spaced learning paradigm
AbstractHow much information we retain depends on type/schedule of training. It has been widely acknowledged that spaced learning is advantageous compared to massed learning for cognitively healthy young adults and should be considered an educational standard. Literature would suggest that the spacing effect is preserved with age, though it is unclear whether this effect translates to more ecologically valid concepts such as face-name associations, which are particularly susceptible to deterioration with age. Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of spacing across recent/remote retention intervals, and ...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - February 1, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Social relations and exclusion among people facing death
AbstractIn line with current policies and service developments related to palliative care, more people are dying at home. This situation has provoked discussions about the importance of non-medical issues related to death. The process of dying is often long, with many phases, and the social aspect is a major part of it. Our focus in this article is on dying as a social process. Social relationships are significant and play a meaningful role in enhancing the well-being of older adults approaching the end of life. Meaningful social relationships tend to change over time; however, and the process of dying may exacerbate such ...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - January 31, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
