Cohort difference in age-related trajectories in network size in old age: are networks expanding?

B Suanet, O Huxhold - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Contemporary societal views on old age as well as a rise in retirement age raise
the question whether patterns of stability and/or decline in network size as found in earlier …

Physical activity and sedentarism among seniors in France, and their impact on health

J Pierre, C Collinet, PO Schut, C Verdot - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background In the context of the ageing of the French population, physical activity becomes
a principal means for maintaining good health. International organisations are thus giving …

Mindful eating and change in depressive symptoms: Mediation by psychological eating styles

LHH Winkens, T Van Strien, IA Brouwer, B Penninx… - Appetite, 2019 - Elsevier
Earlier cross-sectional research showed that a higher level of mindful eating is associated
with less depression. This study investigated associations of attentive mindful eating with …

Educational differences in the influence of health on early work exit among older workers

S De Breij, J Mäcken, JY Qvist, D Holman… - Occupational and …, 2020 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives Previous research has shown that poor physical and mental health are important
risk factors for early work exit. We examined potential differences in this association in older …

23-year trends in life expectancy in good and poor physical and cognitive health at age 65 years in the Netherlands, 1993–2016

DJH Deeg, HC Comijs… - … Journal of Public …, 2018 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To examine 23-year trends in both physically and cognitively healthy life
expectancy from age 65 years in the Netherlands. Methods. We used 8 waves between …

Relative importance of four functional measures as predictors of 15-year mortality in the older Dutch population

EMW Eekhoff, NM Van Schoor, JS Biedermann… - Bmc Geriatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background Decreased physical function is known to raise mortality risk. Little is known
about how different physical function measures compare in predicting mortality risk in older …

Longitudinal examination of emotional functioning in older adults after spousal bereavement

Á Szabó, AAL Kok, ATF Beekman… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This study examined trajectories of emotional functioning in three domains
(depressive symptoms, emotional, and social loneliness) for individuals who experienced …

Vitamin B12, homocysteine and depressive symptoms: a longitudinal study among older adults

LEM Elstgeest, IA Brouwer, BWJ Penninx… - European journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Results: Vitamin B 12 was neither cross-sectionally (n= 1205) nor prospectively (n= 1012)
associated with depressive symptoms (adjusted β for CES-D over time, lowest versus …

Symptoms of depression and insomnia in older age: A within‐individual analysis over 20 years

A Brouwer, PM van de Ven, A Kok… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Depression and insomnia often co‐occur, and precede one another. Possibly,
insomnia gives rise to depression, and vice versa. We tested whether insomnia symptoms of …

Educational inequalities in health after work exit: the role of work characteristics

S de Breij, JY Qvist, D Holman, J Mäcken, J Seitsamo… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Educational inequalities in health have been widely reported. A low
educational level is associated with more adverse working conditions. Working conditions …