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Chapter 57 - Retirement

A Contemporary Perspective

from Section IV - Principles of Care for the Elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2022

By
Kimberly A. Skarupski
Edited by
Jan Busby-Whitehead ,
Samuel C. Durso ,
Christine Arenson ,
Rebecca Elon ,
Mary H. Palmer  and
William Reichel
Jan Busby-Whitehead
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Samuel C. Durso
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
Christine Arenson
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Rebecca Elon
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mary H. Palmer
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
William Reichel
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Medical Center
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Summary

Retirement is personal and complex. A number of theoretical approaches illuminate diverse retirement experiences. Providers may notice that their patients' retirements are less likely an abrupt or complete departure from employment and more likely a fluid process, typified by bridge job transitions, phased retirement, or labor market reentry. In an effort to fully appreciate the scope and association of retirement with physical, cognitive, and emotional health and social well-being, providers may consider engaging in conversations with patients about their: vocations and avocations; familial and sociocultural norms and expectations around work and retirement; and other contextual factors such as caregiving, social support networks, and access to technology and resources.

Keywords

retirementbaby boomersretirement transitionshealth in retirementsocial supportcaregiving burden
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Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Clinical Aspects of Aging
 , pp. 699 - 704
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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