Association between Productive Roles and Frailty Factors among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Yokoyama, Kiyoshi; Ihira, Hikaru; Kihara, Yuriko; Mizumoto, Atsushi; Miyajima, Ryo; Sasaki, Takeshi; Kozuka, Naoki; Ikeda, Nozomu

doi:10.3390/ijerph191710838

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“…Our data show a correlation between personal economic circumstances, employment, and mental health among older adults. The findings are a distinct contribution relative to prior findings on the benefits of employment to older people [15,17,22,23], as shown by the subset of older people who benefit from work, and show a distinction from the persistent characteristics associated with the beneficial effects of work for older adults, such as those in a lower occupational class [23] or with a larger pension [25]. Also, the findings are distinct from financial motivations for employment [24], as this may not indicate being under financial pressure.…”

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“…In terms of mental health, older adult employment is associated with lower measures of depression [17]. Stopping work at retirement negatively impacts mental health, whereas transitioning from full-time to part-time work has no negative impact [21].…”

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“…The impact of employment on health includes physical capabilities, cognitive capabilities, and mental health. In terms of physical capabilities, employment is associated with faster gait speed [17], and participation in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) deteriorates less for older adults in continued employment or those starting to work [18]. Employment has a positive impact on IADL for women working with infrequent participation, but not for women working full-time, nor for men [19], and it has a positive impact on basic activities of daily living (BADL) for men [20].…”

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The Impact of Financial Pressure on the Association between Employment and Depressive Symptoms for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Costantini,

Ono,

Shogaki

et al. 2024

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Addressing how employment impacts older adults, including their psychological well-being, we contribute to the study of this topic by examining the association between paid work in community-dwelling older adults and their depressive mood, while considering the extent of their financial pressure. Methods: The data are from the Kashiwa longitudinal cohort study, with a 2014 baseline and a 2016 follow-up. Of the 1308 participants in the 2014 survey, 781 people were included. We conducted binary logistic regression analyses stratified by economic status with regard to the extent of the financial pressure experienced. The independent variable of interest was paid work in 2014, and the dependent variable was the extent of depressive mood (a score of 5 or more on the Geriatric Depression Scale 15) in 2016. Results: Paid work was associated with lower odds of depressive mood among those under financial pressure (odds ratio [OR] 0.46, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 0.26, 0.81), whereas for those financially stable, we did not find an association between paid work and odds of depressive mood (OR 0.99, [95%CI] 0.26, 2.63). Discussion: We evidence that for older adults under financial pressure, employment supports the maintenance of their psychological well-being. We contribute to the literature by understanding when employment is beneficial for older adults, which is important in developing appropriate older adult employment social policies.

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