Changes in non-occupational sedentary behaviours across the retirement transition: the Finnish Retirement and Aging (FIREA) study

Leskinen, Tuija; Pulakka, Anna; Heinonen, Olli J.; Pentti, Jaana; Kivimäki, Mika; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari

doi:10.1136/jech-2017-209958

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“…having a baby or widowhood) and changing social circumstances (e.g. paid work, retirement) (6,(38)(39)(40)(41). In contrast with our nding that only one third of these mid-age women were consistently active, Smith et al (9) reported that almost half (49%) of those over 65 years in a UK sample were persistently active over 10 years.…”

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Twelve year trajectories of physical activity and health costs in mid-age Australian women

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Codogno

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Abstract Background: Few studies have examined relationships between physical activity (PA) during mid-age and health costs in women. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between PA levels and trajectories over 12 years with medical and pharmaceutical costs in mid-age Australian women.Methods : Data from 6,953 participants in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (born in 1946–1951) were analysed in 2019. PA was self-reported in 2001 (50-55y), 2007 (56-61y) and 2013 (62-67y). PA data were linked with 2013-2015 data from the Medicare (MBS) and Pharmaceutical (PBS) Benefits Schemes. Quantile regression was used to examine associations between PA patterns [always active, increasers, decreasers, fluctuaters or always inactive (reference)] with these medical and pharmaceutical costs.Results: Among women who were consistently inactive (< 500 MET.minutes/week) in 2001, 2007 and 2013, median MBS and PBS costs (2013 to 2015) were AUD4261 and AUD1850, respectively. Those costs were AUD1728 (95%CI: 443-3013) and AUD578 (95%CI: 426-729) lower among women who were consistently active in 2001, 2007 and 2013 than among those who were always inactive. PBS costs were also lower in women who were active at only one survey (AUD205; 95%CI: 49-360), and in those whose PA increased between 2001 and 2013 (AUD388; 95%CI: 232-545).Conclusion: Maintaining ‘active’ PA status was associated with 40% lower MBS and 30% lower PBS costs over three years in Australian women. Helping women to remain active in mid-life could result in considerable savings for both women and the Australian government.

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Twelve year trajectories of physical activity and health costs in mid-age Australian women

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Codogno

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“…FIREA is an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of older adults in Finland established in 2013 25. The FIREA study is conducted in line with the Declaration of Helsinki.…”

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Daily physical activity patterns among aging workers: the Finnish Retirement and Aging Study (FIREA)

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ObjectivesPhysical activity is associated with the aging workers' ability to work and predicts working beyond retirement age. To better understand physical activity behaviour in this growing population group, we aimed at characterising 24-hour physical activity patterns among aging workers, and to describe the association between occupational category and total, occupational and leisure-time physical activities.MethodsWe included 878 workers (mean age 62.4 years, SD 1.1, 85% women) from the Finnish Retirement and Aging Study, who wore an accelerometer on their non-dominant wrist for 1 week. We plotted mean hourly activity counts per minute (CPM) for working days and days off. We also compared mean daily CPM between genders and occupations between working days and days off, and work and leisure time by using repeated measures analysis of variance.ResultsActivity patterns were different between genders, occupations and types of the day. Women (2580, 95% CI 2540 to 2620) had higher daily mean CPM than men (2110, 95% CI 2020 to 2000). Women in manual occupations were more active than women in non-manual occupations during working days. The differences among men were in the same direction but less pronounced than among women. We found no differences in activity levels between occupations during days off and leisure time on working days.ConclusionsIn aging workers, physical activity differs by gender and occupation during working time, but not during leisure time. As low physical activity is associated with increased risk of early exit from employment, physical activity should be promoted at workplaces, especially among men and people in non-manual occupations.

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“…The study population consisted of participants of the Finnish Retirement and Aging (FIREA) study, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of older Finnish adults established in 2013 [12]. The eligible population for the FIREA study cohort included all public sector employees whose statutory retirement date was set between 2014 and 2019 and who were working either in one of the 27 municipalities in Southwest Finland or in one of the selected nine cities or five hospital districts around Finland in 2012.…”

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Does removal of work stress explain improved sleep following retirement? The Finnish Retirement and Aging study

Myllyntausta

Salo

Kronholm

et al. 2019

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Study Objectives Relief from work stress has been hypothesized to explain improvements in sleep duration and quality following retirement, but this has not been confirmed with longitudinal studies. By using repeat sleep data, we examined the role of removal of work-related stressors in changes in sleep at retirement. Methods The study population consisted of 2,053 participants from the Finnish Retirement and Aging study. Participants’ sleep duration, sleep difficulties (difficulties falling asleep, difficulties maintaining sleep, waking up too early in the morning, nonrestorative sleep), daytime tiredness, and sleep loss due to worry were assessed using surveys conducted once a year before and after retirement (average number of repeat surveys 3.5 [range 2–5] per participant). We used Poisson regression with generalized estimating equations to examine the associations between work-related stressors (job strain, low work time control, effort–reward imbalance, and organizational injustice) and changes in sleep at retirement. Results An increase in sleep duration and decrease in waking up too early in the morning, nonrestorative sleep, daytime tiredness, and sleep loss due to worry were observed shortly after retirement. No systematic associations across the work-related stressors and changes in sleep characteristics were observed. Higher number of work-related stressors before retirement was not associated with a greater magnitude of favorable changes in any of the postretirement sleep characteristics investigated. Conclusions This longitudinal study suggests that perceived sleep improves shortly after retirement and that these changes are mainly driven by factors other than relief from work stress.

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Changes in non-occupational sedentary behaviours across the retirement transition: the Finnish Retirement and Aging (FIREA) study

Abstract: Total and domain-specific sedentary time, except sitting in a vehicle, increased during the retirement transition.

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Twelve year trajectories of physical activity and health costs in mid-age Australian women

Twelve year trajectories of physical activity and health costs in mid-age Australian women

Daily physical activity patterns among aging workers: the Finnish Retirement and Aging Study (FIREA)

Does removal of work stress explain improved sleep following retirement? The Finnish Retirement and Aging study

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