The economic, public health, and caregiver burden of late-life depression

K Zivin, T Wharton, O Rostant - Psychiatric Clinics, 2013 - psych.theclinics.com
Depression is a significant public health problem for older adults, yet many mistakenly think
that depression is a normal part of aging. 1 Reports indicate that 15% to 27% of older adults …

Profiling retirees in the retirement transition and adjustment process: examining the longitudinal change patterns of retirees' psychological well-being.

M Wang - Journal of applied psychology, 2007 - psycnet.apa.org
The author used role theory, continuity theory, and the life course perspective to form
hypotheses regarding the different retirement transition and adjustment patterns and how …

Effects of social integration on preserving memory function in a nationally representative US elderly population

KA Ertel, MM Glymour… - American journal of …, 2008 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We tested whether social integration protects against memory loss and other
cognitive disorders in late life in a nationally representative US sample of elderly adults …

Bridge employment and retirees' health: A longitudinal investigation.

Y Zhan, M Wang, S Liu, KS Shultz - Journal of occupational health …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study examined the relationship between bridge employment and retirees'
health outcomes (ie, major diseases, functional limitations, and mental health). We used a …

Financial literacy and financial sophistication in the older population

A Lusardi, OS Mitchell, V Curto - Journal of pension economics & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Using a special-purpose module implemented in the Health and Retirement Study, we
evaluate financial sophistication in the American population over the age of 50. We combine …

Socioeconomic status across the life course and cognitive function among older adults: An examination of the latency, pathways, and accumulation hypotheses

J Lyu, JA Burr - Journal of Aging and Health, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study investigated the relationship between life course socioeconomic status
(SES) and cognitive function among older adults in the United States over a 12-year …

Health disadvantage in US adults aged 50 to 74 years: a comparison of the health of rich and poor Americans with that of Europeans

M Avendano, MM Glymour, J Banks… - … journal of public …, 2009 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We compared the health of older US, English, and other European adults,
stratified by wealth. Methods. Representative samples of adults aged 50 to 74 years were …

Job loss, wealth and depression during the Great Recession in the USA and Europe

C Riumallo-Herl, S Basu, D Stuckler… - International journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aim: To examine whether late-career job loss increased depression among older workers
approaching retirement in the USA and Europe. Methods: Longitudinal data came from the …

Giving up the keys: How driving cessation affects engagement in later life

AL Curl, JD Stowe, TM Cooney, CM Proulx - The Gerontologist, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: Many older adults consider driving vital to maintaining their preferred lifestyle and
engagement with society, yet it is normative for individuals to eventually stop driving. This …

Retirement timing of women and the role of care responsibilities for grandchildren

RL Lumsdaine, SJC Vermeer - Demography, 2015 - read.dukeupress.edu
This article considers the potential relationship between providing care for grandchildren
and retirement, among women nearing retirement age. Using 47,444 person-wave …