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Association of mental demands in the workplace with cognitive function in older adults at increased risk for dementia. / Zülke, Andrea E.; Luppa, Melanie; Röhr, Susanne; Weißenborn, Marina; Bauer, Alexander; Samos, Franziska-Antonia Zora; Kühne, Flora; Zöllinger, Isabel; Döhring, Juliane; Brettschneider, Christian; Oey, Anke; Czock, David; Frese, Thomas; Gensichen, Jochen; Haefeli, Walter E.; Hoffmann, Wolfgang; Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna; König, Hans-Helmut; Thyrian, Jochen René; Wiese, Birgitt; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.

In: BMC GERIATR, Vol. 21, No. 1, 10.12.2021, p. 688.

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Zülke, AE, Luppa, M, Röhr, S, Weißenborn, M, Bauer, A, Samos, F-AZ, Kühne, F, Zöllinger, I, Döhring, J, Brettschneider, C, Oey, A, Czock, D, Frese, T, Gensichen, J, Haefeli, WE, Hoffmann, W, Kaduszkiewicz, H, König, H-H, Thyrian, JR, Wiese, B & Riedel-Heller, SG 2021, 'Association of mental demands in the workplace with cognitive function in older adults at increased risk for dementia', BMC GERIATR, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 688. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02653-5

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Zülke, A. E., Luppa, M., Röhr, S., Weißenborn, M., Bauer, A., Samos, F-A. Z., Kühne, F., Zöllinger, I., Döhring, J., Brettschneider, C., Oey, A., Czock, D., Frese, T., Gensichen, J., Haefeli, W. E., Hoffmann, W., Kaduszkiewicz, H., König, H-H., Thyrian, J. R., ... Riedel-Heller, S. G. (2021). Association of mental demands in the workplace with cognitive function in older adults at increased risk for dementia. BMC GERIATR, 21(1), 688. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02653-5

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Zülke AE, Luppa M, Röhr S, Weißenborn M, Bauer A, Samos F-AZ et al. Association of mental demands in the workplace with cognitive function in older adults at increased risk for dementia. BMC GERIATR. 2021 Dec 10;21(1):688. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02653-5

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@article{94b55d52371e4a498462e20dacee6840,
title = "Association of mental demands in the workplace with cognitive function in older adults at increased risk for dementia",
abstract = "OBJECTIVES: Growing evidence suggests a protective effect of high mental demands at work on cognitive function in later life. However, evidence on corresponding associations in older adults at increased risk for dementia is currently lacking. This study investigates the association between mental demands at work and cognitive functioning in the population of the AgeWell.de-trial.METHODS: Cross-sectional investigation of the association between global cognitive functioning (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and mental demands at work in older individuals at increased risk for dementia (Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging, and Incidence of Dementia (CAIDE)score ≥ 9; n = 941, age: 60-77 years). Occupational information was matched to Occupational Information Network (O*NET)-descriptors. Associations between cognitive function and O*NET-indices executive, verbal and novelty were investigated using generalized linear models.RESULTS: Higher values of index verbal (b = .69, p = .002) were associated with better cognitive function when adjusting for covariates. No association was observed for indices executive (b = .37, p = .062) and novelty (b = .45, p = .119). Higher education, younger age, and employment were linked to better cognitive function, while preexisting medical conditions did not change the associations. Higher levels of depressive symptomatology were associated with worse cognitive function.CONCLUSIONS: Higher levels of verbal demands at work were associated with better cognitive function for older adults with increased dementia risk. This suggests an advantage for older persons in jobs with high mental demands even after retirement and despite prevalent risk factors. Longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm these results and evaluate the potential of workplaces to prevent cognitive decline through increased mental demands.",
author = "Z{\"u}lke, {Andrea E.} and Melanie Luppa and Susanne R{\"o}hr and Marina Wei{\ss}enborn and Alexander Bauer and Samos, {Franziska-Antonia Zora} and Flora K{\"u}hne and Isabel Z{\"o}llinger and Juliane D{\"o}hring and Christian Brettschneider and Anke Oey and David Czock and Thomas Frese and Jochen Gensichen and Haefeli, {Walter E.} and Wolfgang Hoffmann and Hanna Kaduszkiewicz and Hans-Helmut K{\"o}nig and Thyrian, {Jochen Ren{\'e}} and Birgitt Wiese and Riedel-Heller, {Steffi G.}",
year = "2021",
month = dec,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1186/s12877-021-02653-5",
language = "English",
volume = "21",
pages = "688",
journal = "BMC GERIATR",
issn = "1471-2318",
publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd.",
number = "1",

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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Association of mental demands in the workplace with cognitive function in older adults at increased risk for dementia

AU - Zülke, Andrea E.

AU - Luppa, Melanie

AU - Röhr, Susanne

AU - Weißenborn, Marina

AU - Bauer, Alexander

AU - Samos, Franziska-Antonia Zora

AU - Kühne, Flora

AU - Zöllinger, Isabel

AU - Döhring, Juliane

AU - Brettschneider, Christian

AU - Oey, Anke

AU - Czock, David

AU - Frese, Thomas

AU - Gensichen, Jochen

AU - Haefeli, Walter E.

AU - Hoffmann, Wolfgang

AU - Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna

AU - König, Hans-Helmut

AU - Thyrian, Jochen René

AU - Wiese, Birgitt

AU - Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.

PY - 2021/12/10

Y1 - 2021/12/10

N2 - OBJECTIVES: Growing evidence suggests a protective effect of high mental demands at work on cognitive function in later life. However, evidence on corresponding associations in older adults at increased risk for dementia is currently lacking. This study investigates the association between mental demands at work and cognitive functioning in the population of the AgeWell.de-trial.METHODS: Cross-sectional investigation of the association between global cognitive functioning (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and mental demands at work in older individuals at increased risk for dementia (Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging, and Incidence of Dementia (CAIDE)score ≥ 9; n = 941, age: 60-77 years). Occupational information was matched to Occupational Information Network (O*NET)-descriptors. Associations between cognitive function and O*NET-indices executive, verbal and novelty were investigated using generalized linear models.RESULTS: Higher values of index verbal (b = .69, p = .002) were associated with better cognitive function when adjusting for covariates. No association was observed for indices executive (b = .37, p = .062) and novelty (b = .45, p = .119). Higher education, younger age, and employment were linked to better cognitive function, while preexisting medical conditions did not change the associations. Higher levels of depressive symptomatology were associated with worse cognitive function.CONCLUSIONS: Higher levels of verbal demands at work were associated with better cognitive function for older adults with increased dementia risk. This suggests an advantage for older persons in jobs with high mental demands even after retirement and despite prevalent risk factors. Longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm these results and evaluate the potential of workplaces to prevent cognitive decline through increased mental demands.

AB - OBJECTIVES: Growing evidence suggests a protective effect of high mental demands at work on cognitive function in later life. However, evidence on corresponding associations in older adults at increased risk for dementia is currently lacking. This study investigates the association between mental demands at work and cognitive functioning in the population of the AgeWell.de-trial.METHODS: Cross-sectional investigation of the association between global cognitive functioning (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and mental demands at work in older individuals at increased risk for dementia (Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging, and Incidence of Dementia (CAIDE)score ≥ 9; n = 941, age: 60-77 years). Occupational information was matched to Occupational Information Network (O*NET)-descriptors. Associations between cognitive function and O*NET-indices executive, verbal and novelty were investigated using generalized linear models.RESULTS: Higher values of index verbal (b = .69, p = .002) were associated with better cognitive function when adjusting for covariates. No association was observed for indices executive (b = .37, p = .062) and novelty (b = .45, p = .119). Higher education, younger age, and employment were linked to better cognitive function, while preexisting medical conditions did not change the associations. Higher levels of depressive symptomatology were associated with worse cognitive function.CONCLUSIONS: Higher levels of verbal demands at work were associated with better cognitive function for older adults with increased dementia risk. This suggests an advantage for older persons in jobs with high mental demands even after retirement and despite prevalent risk factors. Longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm these results and evaluate the potential of workplaces to prevent cognitive decline through increased mental demands.

U2 - 10.1186/s12877-021-02653-5

DO - 10.1186/s12877-021-02653-5

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

VL - 21

SP - 688

JO - BMC GERIATR

JF - BMC GERIATR

SN - 1471-2318

IS - 1

ER -