Table 1.

The inclusion and exclusion criteria

	Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Population	Employed or retired peopled aged 40+	Diseases, disorders, or medical conditions (e.g., brain diseases, dementia)
Design	Longitudinal studies: Observational cohort studies, case-control, or randomized controlled trials (at least 1 follow-up wave)	Cross-sectional studies, case studies, discussion papers, reviews, meta-analyses.
Exposures	Retirement Psychosocial working conditions e.g. mental job demands	Chemicals (e.g., solvents, manganese) physical demands, psychological distress
Outcomes	Age related cognitive decline and/or cognitive function	Outcomes that do not include a defined measurement of cognitive function (e.g., psychological health, psychological stress, depressive symptoms)