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View article: Public health and general practice working together
Public health and general practice working together Open
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View article: Labour force transitions and changes in quality of life at age 50–55 years: evidence from a birth cohort study
Labour force transitions and changes in quality of life at age 50–55 years: evidence from a birth cohort study Open
In the context of an ageing population and longer working lives, the impact of increasing rates of early exit from the labour force on quality of life is a particularly current concern. However, relatively little is known about the impact …
View article: To Work or Not to Work? The Effect of Higher Pension Age on Cardiovascular Health
To Work or Not to Work? The Effect of Higher Pension Age on Cardiovascular Health Open
This study investigates the effect of pension age on hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases using administrative social security and hospital discharge records in Italy. The endogeneity of the retirement decision is addressed using an…
View article: Life-Course Circumstances and Frailty in Old Age Within Different European Welfare Regimes: A Longitudinal Study With SHARE
Life-Course Circumstances and Frailty in Old Age Within Different European Welfare Regimes: A Longitudinal Study With SHARE Open
Objectives This study aimed to assess whether cumulative disadvantage in childhood misfortune and adult-life socioeconomic conditions influence the risk of frailty in old age and whether welfare regimes influence these associations. Method…
View article: Advantaged socioeconomic conditions in childhood are associated with higher cognitive functioning but stronger cognitive decline in older age
Advantaged socioeconomic conditions in childhood are associated with higher cognitive functioning but stronger cognitive decline in older age Open
Significance There is increasing evidence that socioeconomic conditions early in life have an impact on cognitive functioning in later life. Based on the large longitudinal sample from SHARE we find a clear pattern in cognitive functioning…
View article: Life Course Socioeconomic Conditions and Frailty at Older Ages
Life Course Socioeconomic Conditions and Frailty at Older Ages Open
Objectives This article aimed to assess associations of childhood socioeconomic conditions (CSC) with the risk of frailty in old age and whether adulthood socioeconomic conditions (ASC) influence this association. Methods Data from 21,185 …
View article: Minimum income for healthy living and frailty in adults over 65 years old in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: a population-based cohort study
Minimum income for healthy living and frailty in adults over 65 years old in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: a population-based cohort study Open
Objective To test whether minimum income for healthy living of a person aged 65 years or older (MIHL 65 ) is associated with frailty in older adults. Design and setting Secondary analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a mult…
View article: Supplementary Material for: Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Muscle Strength in Older Age
Supplementary Material for: Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Muscle Strength in Older Age Open
Background: Muscle weakness – a biomarker of health – may have its origins in early life and be related to factors such as adverse childhood experiences (ACE), which refer to a set of early-life traumatic and stressful psychosocial events …
View article: Childhood socioeconomic circumstances and disability trajectories in older men and women: a European cohort study
Childhood socioeconomic circumstances and disability trajectories in older men and women: a European cohort study Open
Background We observed a lack of population-based longitudinal research examining the association of disadvantaged childhood socioeconomic circumstances (CSC) and disability [activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of …
View article: Disadvantaged Early-Life Socioeconomic Circumstances Are Associated With Low Respiratory Function in Older Age
Disadvantaged Early-Life Socioeconomic Circumstances Are Associated With Low Respiratory Function in Older Age Open
Background Poor lung function in late life may stem from early-life risk factors, but the epidemiological evidence is inconsistent. We investigated whether individuals who experienced disadvantageous socioeconomic circumstances (SEC) in ea…
View article: Association of early- and adult-life socioeconomic circumstances with muscle strength in older age
Association of early- and adult-life socioeconomic circumstances with muscle strength in older age Open
Background socioeconomic circumstances (SEC) during a person’s lifespan influence a wide range of health outcomes. However, solid evidence of the association of early- and adult-life SEC with health trajectories in ageing is still lacking.…
View article: TO WORK OR NOT TO WORK: THE EFFECT OF PENSION REFORMS ON MALE WORKERS’ HEALTH
TO WORK OR NOT TO WORK: THE EFFECT OF PENSION REFORMS ON MALE WORKERS’ HEALTH Open
To mitigate the negative effects of ageing population and low labour market participation on economic development, most of the industrialized countries have reformed their pension systems by increasing the age at which workers become eligi…
View article: Development of a Method to Obtain More Accurate General and Oral Health Related Information Retrospectively.
Development of a Method to Obtain More Accurate General and Oral Health Related Information Retrospectively. Open
The Early Childhood Events Life-Grid method proved to be highly accurate when compared with recorded medical documents.
View article: Early Adversity and Late Life Employment History—A Sequence Analysis Based on SHARE
Early Adversity and Late Life Employment History—A Sequence Analysis Based on SHARE Open
Numerous studies have linked poor socioeconomic circumstances during working life with early retirement. Few studies, however, have summarized entire patterns of employment histories and tested their links to social position at earlier sta…
View article: Physical occupational exposures during working life and quality of life after labour market exit: results from the GAZEL study
Physical occupational exposures during working life and quality of life after labour market exit: results from the GAZEL study Open
Objective: To investigate variations in quality of life at older ages, we take a life course perspective to analyse long-term effects of physical working conditions upon quality of life after retirement. In doing so, we study to what exten…
View article: Who in Europe Works beyond the State Pension Age and under which Conditions? Results from SHARE
Who in Europe Works beyond the State Pension Age and under which Conditions? Results from SHARE Open
There is much research about those who exit the labour market prematurely, however, comparatively little is known about people working longer and about their employment and working conditions. In this paper, we describe the employment and …
View article: What can the life course approach contribute to an understanding of longevity risk?
What can the life course approach contribute to an understanding of longevity risk? Open
Longevity risk means living longer than predicted. Attempts to understand longevity risk to date have concentrated on single diseases, usually coronary heart disease, and sought explanations in terms of risk factor change and medical innov…
View article: Origins of heath inequalities: the case for Allostatic Load
Origins of heath inequalities: the case for Allostatic Load Open
n an opening paper Cyrille Delpierre, Cristina Barbosa-Solis, Jerome Torrisani, Muriel Darnaudery, Melanie Bartley, David Blane and Michelle Kelly-Irving explore the concept of Allostatic Load as a way of examining health inequalities. The…
View article: Life course research: new opportunities for establishing social and biological plausibility
Life course research: new opportunities for establishing social and biological plausibility Open
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View article: Introduction
Introduction Open
The present volume contributes to life course research with a specific emphasis on health trajectories as they unfold along individual lives in specific socio-historical contexts. It brings together a range of contributions from different …