Multidisciplinary Approach to Explain the Association between Mental Demands at Work on Cognitive Functioning in Old Age
Rodriguez, F.; Hussenoeder, F.; Spilski, J.; Conrad, I.; SG, R. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2021 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Einleitung Previous work has shown that mental demands are associated with cognitive functioning in old age. As there is a lack of a general theoretical framework of how high mental demands at work together with the occupational context shape cognitive functioning, the aim of the study was to investigate factors in the occupational context as a foundation for developing such a framework. Methoden An expert panel discussion determined the factors that were then tested in a survey with 346 employees aged 50+ years, who were actively working. The association between these occupational context factors and mental wor…