Emerging Issues in Occupational Disease: Mental Health in the Aging Working Population and Cognitive Impairment—A Narrative Review
Joint Authors
Mucci, Nicola
Topa, Gabriela
Giorgi, Gabriele
Lecca, Luigi I.
Leon-Perez, Jose M.
Pignata, Silvia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cognitive impairment has often been reported in scientific literature as a concern derived from chronic exposure to work-related stress.
Organizational factors can contribute to the onset of this concern especially in a susceptible population such as elderly workers.
The aim of our study was to review the last five years of scientific literature, focusing on experimental and epidemiological studies, possible mechanisms implicated in the onset of cognitive decline due to work-related stress, and the recent organizational strategies to prevent detrimental effects of stress on cognitive processes.
A literature search was performed in scientific platforms Medline and Web of Science, by means of specific string search terms, restricting the search to the years of publication 2014–2019.
Thirty-three articles were identified and qualitatively evaluated, reporting narratively the main point of interest.
At this stage, six articles were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria.
Only a few articles considered the population of the elderly workers, often with a short follow-up period.
Strategies to manage stress with organizational procedures are scarce.
Mechanisms implicated in the development of cognitive impairment due to stress are not fully explained and seem to include a chronical decrease in the inhibitory process of neurological pathways.
Further research that focused on strategies to manage stress in elderly workers, with the aim of preventing cognitive impairment processes, is warranted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Giorgi, Gabriele& Lecca, Luigi I.& Leon-Perez, Jose M.& Pignata, Silvia& Topa, Gabriela& Mucci, Nicola. 2020. Emerging Issues in Occupational Disease: Mental Health in the Aging Working Population and Cognitive Impairment—A Narrative Review. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131886
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Giorgi, Gabriele…[et al.]. Emerging Issues in Occupational Disease: Mental Health in the Aging Working Population and Cognitive Impairment—A Narrative Review. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131886
American Medical Association (AMA)
Giorgi, Gabriele& Lecca, Luigi I.& Leon-Perez, Jose M.& Pignata, Silvia& Topa, Gabriela& Mucci, Nicola. Emerging Issues in Occupational Disease: Mental Health in the Aging Working Population and Cognitive Impairment—A Narrative Review. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131886
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1131886