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Does Midlife Forgetfulness Influence Positive and Negative Aspects of Social Relations at Work?: Results From the
Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed1, Åse Marie Hansen, Erik Lykke Mortensen
1Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed, Dr Åse Marie Hansen, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Dr Anne Helene Garde, Dr Matias Brødsgaard Grynderup, Dr Sabrina Islamoska, Dr Rikke Lund, Dr Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen); The National Research Centre for the Working Environment Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Åse Marie Hansen, Dr Anne Helene Garde, Dr Finn Gyntelberg); Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark (Erik Lykke Mortensen, Dr Rikke Lund); Danish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Section 6911, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark (Dr Thien Kieu Thi Phung, Dr Gunhild Waldemar); Department of Depression and Anxiety, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Palle Juul Jensens Boulevard 175, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark (Dr Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed).
Objectives:
We investigated whether midlife forgetfulness was prospectively associated with changes in social relations at work (SRW) among occupationally active individuals in Denmark.
Methods:
We analyzed data of 2339 men and women participating in the first (1990) and second (1995) survey of the Danish Work Environment Cohort Study, responding to questions on working environment, SRW, and forgetfulness. We used multiple linear regression analysis while adjusting for potential confounders.
Results:
At baseline (1990), 517 (22.1%) study participants were categorized as forgetful. Forgetfulness was prospectively associated with a decline in one of the investigated items reflecting a negative aspect of SRW (experiencing teasing, regression coefficient = 0.07, 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.11), while no association was observed with positive aspects of SRW.
Conclusions:
Our findings did not support the hypothesis that memory problems such as midlife forgetfulness negatively affect SRW.
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