研究：退休有害健康

英國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)事務(wù)研究所最近的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，退休會(huì)對(duì)心理和身體健康產(chǎn)生不利影響;從中長(zhǎng)期來(lái)看，退休會(huì)導(dǎo)致“健康狀況明顯下降”。該研究所指出，出于對(duì)健康和經(jīng)濟(jì)方面的考慮，人們都應(yīng)該延長(zhǎng)工作時(shí)間。而英國(guó)政府目前正在計(jì)劃推遲領(lǐng)取退休金的年齡。該研究所項(xiàng)目主管菲利普表示，政府應(yīng)該進(jìn)一步放開(kāi)對(duì)勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)的管理，允許人們工作更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。與經(jīng)濟(jì)事務(wù)研究所共同進(jìn)行此項(xiàng)研究的老年勤奮社團(tuán)主席則表示，未來(lái)應(yīng)取消“正常”退休年齡;雇主們應(yīng)該考慮如何開(kāi)發(fā)老年人群的潛力，而希望退休的人則應(yīng)該想清楚這是不是最好的選擇。研究顯示，退休后患抑郁癥的幾率會(huì)增加4成，而身體患病的幾率則會(huì)增加6成。

Retirement has a detrimental impact on mental and physical health, a new study has found.

The study, published by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a think tank, found that retirement results in a "drastic decline in health" in the medium and long term.

The IEA said the study suggests people should work for longer for health as well as economic reasons.

The government already plans to raise the state pension age.

The study, which was published in conjunction with the Age Endeavour Fellowship, a charity, compared retired people with those who had continued working past retirement age, and took into account possible confounding factors.

Philip Booth, program director at the IEA, said the government should go further to deregulate labor markets and allow people to work for longer.

"Working longer will not only be an economic necessity, it also helps people live healthier lives," he said.

Edward Datnow, chairman of the Age Endeavour Fellowship, said: "There should be no 'normal' retirement age in future.

"More employers need to consider how they will capitalize on Britain's untapped grey potential and those seeking to retire should think very hard about whether it is their best option."

The study suggests there is a small boost to health immediately after retirement, before a significant decline in the longer term.

Retirement is found to increase the chances of suffering from clinical depression by 40%, while you are 60% more likely to suffer from a physical condition.

The effect is the same for men and women, while the chances of becoming ill appear to increase with the length of time spent in retirement.