Journal article
Work‐related stress and cognitive performance among middle‐aged adults: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil)
Stress and health, Vol.36(1), pp.19-30
02/2020
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2906
PMID: 31721401
Abstract
Assessing risk factors exposure, such as stress in the workplace during adulthood, may contribute to detecting early signs of cognitive impairment in order to implement effective actions to improve brain health and consequently to decrease cognitive disorders later in life. In this cross‐sectional study, we aimed to investigate whether work‐related stress is associated with low cognitive performance in middle‐aged adults from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) and whether social support mediates this relationship. Work‐related stress was evaluated in 9,969 workers using the Demand‐Control‐Support Questionnaire. Cognitive function was assessed using the verbal fluency, trail‐making version B, and delayed recall word tests. Work‐related stress was associated with lower performance on the delayed recall, verbal fluency, and executive function tests in middle‐aged adults. Social support may mediate the association between work demands and cognitive performance. These findings support that work‐related stress is associated with cognitive performance during adulthood.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Work‐related stress and cognitive performance among middle‐aged adults: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil)
- Creators
- Juliana Nery Souza‐Talarico - University of São PauloClaudia Kimie Suemoto - University of São PauloItamar S Santos - University of São PauloRosane Härter Griep - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Fundação Oswaldo CruzSiomara Tavares Fernandes Yamaguti - University of São PauloPaulo A Lotufo - University of São PauloIsabela J.M Bensenõr - University of São Paulo
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Stress and health, Vol.36(1), pp.19-30
- DOI
- 10.1002/smi.2906
- PMID
- 31721401
- ISSN
- 1532-3005
- eISSN
- 1532-2998
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- Brazilian Ministry of Health (Department of Science and Technology) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (FINEP—Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos and CNPq, National Research Council) (01 06 0071.00; 0106 0115.00; 0106 0278.00; 0106 0300.00; 0106 0212.00; 01 060010.00)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2020
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984065473102771
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