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Occupation and survival: a 25-year follow-up study of an aging population

Iwarsson, Susanne LU ; Isacsson, Agneta LU ; Persson, Dennis LU and Scherstén, Bengt LU (1998) In American Journal of Occupational Therapy 52(1). p.65-70
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In this retrospective study of an elderly population cohort living in a defined Swedish rural area, the relationship between occupation and survival as a measure of objective health was investigated. The cohort has been followed for 25 years. METHOD: On the basis of the baseline socioeconomic interview from assessments performed when the participants were 67 years of age, an index of active participation in daily occupation was devised. The index was used to investigate the covariation between generic everyday occupation and long-time survival. RESULTS: For the female participants, Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated differences in survival between the "less active" and "more active," and Cox regression survival analyses resulted... (More)
OBJECTIVE: In this retrospective study of an elderly population cohort living in a defined Swedish rural area, the relationship between occupation and survival as a measure of objective health was investigated. The cohort has been followed for 25 years. METHOD: On the basis of the baseline socioeconomic interview from assessments performed when the participants were 67 years of age, an index of active participation in daily occupation was devised. The index was used to investigate the covariation between generic everyday occupation and long-time survival. RESULTS: For the female participants, Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated differences in survival between the "less active" and "more active," and Cox regression survival analyses resulted in a significant covariance between occupation and survival. For the male participants, no such differences were found. CONCLUSION: The significant results for the women implied support for the core assumption of occupational therapy that a relationship exists between occupation and health. The lack of differences in survival among more active and less active men demonstrates the complexity of studying occupation. (Less)
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Family Medicine (013241010), Division of Occupational Therapy (Closed 2012) (013025000), Division of Social Medicine and Global Health (013241820)
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  abstract     = {{OBJECTIVE: In this retrospective study of an elderly population cohort living in a defined Swedish rural area, the relationship between occupation and survival as a measure of objective health was investigated. The cohort has been followed for 25 years. METHOD: On the basis of the baseline socioeconomic interview from assessments performed when the participants were 67 years of age, an index of active participation in daily occupation was devised. The index was used to investigate the covariation between generic everyday occupation and long-time survival. RESULTS: For the female participants, Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated differences in survival between the "less active" and "more active," and Cox regression survival analyses resulted in a significant covariance between occupation and survival. For the male participants, no such differences were found. CONCLUSION: The significant results for the women implied support for the core assumption of occupational therapy that a relationship exists between occupation and health. The lack of differences in survival among more active and less active men demonstrates the complexity of studying occupation.}},
  author       = {{Iwarsson, Susanne and Isacsson, Agneta and Persson, Dennis and Scherstén, Bengt}},
  issn         = {{0272-9490}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{65--70}},
  publisher    = {{American Occupational Therapy Association}},
  series       = {{American Journal of Occupational Therapy}},
  title        = {{Occupation and survival: a 25-year follow-up study of an aging population}},
  volume       = {{52}},
  year         = {{1998}},
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