Men and women who stay mentally engaged in their original occupational field fare after retirement fare best mentally.  University of Maryland (Maryland, USA) researchers studied 12,189 retired men and women, ages 51 to 61 years at the beginning of the study.   The team revealed that those retirees who continued to work in a bridge job experienced fewer major diseases and fewer functional limitations than those who fully retired.  In addition, people whose post-retirement jobs were related to their previous careers reported better mental health than those who fully retired.

This study of Americans found that those men and women who stay in their original occupational field fare best mentally, but this conclusion most certainly can be applied to retirees around the world.  Stay mentally active to enjoy prolonged vitality.