Effect of retirement on major chronic conditions and fatigue: French GAZEL occupational cohort study.

Hugo Westerlund (1, 2) , Jussi Vahtera (3, 4) , Jane E. Ferrie (1) , Archana Singh-Manoux (1, 5) , Jaana Pentti (4) , Maria Melchior (5) , Constanze Leineweber (2) , Markus Jokela (1) , Johannes Siegrist (6) , Marcel Goldberg (5) , Marie Zins (5) , Mika Kivimäki (1, 4)

1 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
2 Stress Research Institute
3 Department of Public Health
4 Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
5 CESP - Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations
6 Department of Medical Sociology

Longitudinal modelling of repeat data showed that retirement did not change the risk of major chronic diseases but was associated with a substantial reduction in mental and physical fatigue and depressive symptoms, particularly among people with chronic diseases.

Domains: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Hugo Westerlund, Jussi Vahtera, Jane E. Ferrie, Archana Singh-Manoux, Jaana Pentti, et al.. Effect of retirement on major chronic conditions and fatigue: French GAZEL occupational cohort study.. BMJ / BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED); Br Med J; British Medical Journal; Brit Med J, 2010, 341 (1), pp.c6149. ⟨10.1002/ajim.20915⟩. ⟨inserm-00550692⟩