Lifetime Occupation and Late-Life Cognitive Performance Among Women

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ID15218352
AuthorsPricila Cristina Correa Ribeiro (0000-0001-9431-2707, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, corresponding author), Rafael A Lourenço (0000-0003-0838-1285, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Roberto Alves Lourenço
Year2015
Volume36
Issue12
Pages1346-1356
Publication date2015-08-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2015.1083027
PMID26291386
OpenAlexW1859697656
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited31

We examined whether women who had regular jobs throughout life performed better cognitively than older adult housewives. Linear regression was used to compare global cognitive performance scores of housewives (G1) and women exposed to work of low (G2) and high (G3) complexity. The sample comprised 477 older adult Brazilian women, 430 (90.4%) of whom had performed lifelong jobs. In work with data, the G2 group's cognitive performance scores were 1.73 points higher (p =.03), and the G3 group scored 1.76 points (p =.02) higher, than the G1. In work with things and with people, the G3 scored, respectively, 2.04 (p <.01) and 2.21 (p <.01) cognitive test points higher than the G1. Based on our findings we suggest occupation of greater complexity is associated with better cognitive performance in women later in life

Cognition · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Psychiatry · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology

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