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08-03-2017

Langer doorwerken: wellicht zo slecht nog niet? Een pilotstudie naar de relatie tussen werkzaam zijn en cognitief functioneren op latere leeftijd

Auteurs: Ronan B. W. M. Weghorst, Erik J. A. Scherder, Joukje M. Oosterman

Gepubliceerd in: Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie | Uitgave 2/2017

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Onderzoek heeft laten zien dat ouderen die actiever zijn op fysiek of mentaal gebied, over het algemeen beter presteren op cognitieve taken. Hangt werkzaam zijn op oudere leeftijd samen met de cognitieve vermogens? Daarover is weinig bekend, ook al gaat nog werkzaam zijn samen met fysieke en/of mentale inspanning. In het huidige onderzoek is de relatie tussen het cognitief functioneren en werkzaam zijn (op vrijwillige of betaalde basis) op latere leeftijd onderzocht bij 28 vrijwilligers van zestig jaar of ouder. Naast de neuropsychologische testprestatie, werd het aantal uren dat deelnemers per week werkzaam waren in kaart gebracht. Van de 28 deelnemers waren er 13 drie uur of meer per week werkzaam. Deze werkende ouderen presteerden beter op taken die het episodische geheugen, de volgehouden aandacht en de psychomotorische verwerkingssnelheid meten. Deze studie toont daarmee aan dat er een relatie bestaat tussen nog werkzaam zijn en het cognitieve functioneren op latere leeftijd. Een belangrijke vraag voor vervolgstudies betreft de causaliteit van deze relatie.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Langer doorwerken: wellicht zo slecht nog niet? Een pilotstudie naar de relatie tussen werkzaam zijn en cognitief functioneren op latere leeftijd
Auteurs
Ronan B. W. M. Weghorst
Erik J. A. Scherder
Joukje M. Oosterman
Publicatiedatum
08-03-2017
Uitgeverij
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Gepubliceerd in
Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie / Uitgave 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0167-9228
Elektronisch ISSN: 1875-6832
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12439-017-0211-y

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