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ArticleEuropean journal of ageing2025

Concurrent changes in sleep and cognitive function during retirement transition: the Finnish retirement and aging study.

Tea Teräs, Saana Myllyntausta, Jaana Pentti, Jesse Pasanen, Suvi Rovio, Sari Stenholm

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Tea TeräsDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland. tea.t.teras@utu.fi.
Saana MyllyntaustaDepartment of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Jaana PenttiDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Jesse PasanenDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Suvi RovioDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Sari StenholmDepartment of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.

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the Research Council Finland 286294
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Abstract

The transition to retirement has been shown to be accompanied by increased sleep duration and improved sleep quality. In addition, some studies suggest accelerated decline in cognitive function in post-retirement years. However, less is known about their interconnectedness. The aim of this study was to examine the concurrent changes in sleep and cognitive function during retirement transition. The study population consisted of 250 public sector workers (mean age before retirement 63.1 years, standard deviation 1.4) from the Finnish Retirement and Aging study. The participants used a wrist-worn ActiGraph accelerometer, responded to the Jenkins Sleep Problem Scale and underwent cognitive testing annually before and after retirement. Computerized Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB®) was used to evaluate learning and memory, working memory, sustained attention and information processing, executive function and cognitive flexibility, and reaction time. Cognitive function improved in all cognitive domains, except for reaction time, during 1-year retirement transition period. The improvement was temporary in learning and memory, working memory and executive function and cognitive flexibility, which plateaued in post-retirement years. The participants were categorized into constantly short (49%), increasing (20%), decreasing (6%), and constantly mid-range (25%) sleep duration; and constantly without (36%), increasing (10%), decreasing (16%), and constantly with (38%) sleep difficulties. There were no associations between changes in sleep duration or sleep difficulties and cognitive function during retirement transition. Cognitive function improves temporarily during transition to retirement, but the improvement is independent of changes in sleep characteristics.

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PMCPMC12331549

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