Tea Teräs, Saana Myllyntausta, Jaana Pentti, Jesse Pasanen, Suvi Rovio, Sari Stenholm
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Abstract
The transition to retirement has been shown to be accompanied by increased sleep duration and improved sleep quality. In addition, some studies suggest accelerated decline in cognitive function in post-retirement years. However, less is known about their interconnectedness. The aim of this study was to examine the concurrent changes in sleep and cognitive function during retirement transition. The study population consisted of 250 public sector workers (mean age before retirement 63.1 years, standard deviation 1.4) from the Finnish Retirement and Aging study. The participants used a wrist-worn ActiGraph accelerometer, responded to the Jenkins Sleep Problem Scale and underwent cognitive testing annually before and after retirement. Computerized Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB®) was used to evaluate learning and memory, working memory, sustained attention and information processing, executive function and cognitive flexibility, and reaction time. Cognitive function improved in all cognitive domains, except for reaction time, during 1-year retirement transition period. The improvement was temporary in learning and memory, working memory and executive function and cognitive flexibility, which plateaued in post-retirement years. The participants were categorized into constantly short (49%), increasing (20%), decreasing (6%), and constantly mid-range (25%) sleep duration; and constantly without (36%), increasing (10%), decreasing (16%), and constantly with (38%) sleep difficulties. There were no associations between changes in sleep duration or sleep difficulties and cognitive function during retirement transition. Cognitive function improves temporarily during transition to retirement, but the improvement is independent of changes in sleep characteristics.
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The European Journal of Ageing: Social, Behavioural and Health Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the understanding of ageing in European societies and the world over.
EJA publishes original articles on the social, behavioral and population health aspects of ageing and encourages an integrated approach between these aspects.
Emphasis is put on publishing empirical research (including meta-analyses), but conceptual papers (including narrative reviews) and methodological contributions will also be considered.
EJA welcomes expert opinions on critical issues in ageing.
By stimulating communication between researchers and those using research findings, it aims to contribute to the formulation of better policies and the development of better practice in serving older adults.
To further specify, with the term ''social'' is meant the full scope of social science of ageing related research from the micro to the macro level of analysis. With the term ''behavioural'' the full scope of psychological ageing research including life span approaches based on a range of age groups from young to old is envisaged. The term ''population health-related'' denotes social-epidemiological and public health oriented research including research on functional health in the widest possible sense.
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