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How age and daytime activities are related to insomnia in the general population
— consequences for older people | | Author(s) | Maurice M Ohayon, Jurgen Zulley, Christian Guilleminault |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 4, April 2001 |
| Pages | pp 360-366 |
| Keywords | Sleep disorders ; Inactivity ; Social interaction ; Life satisfaction ; Correlation ; United Kingdom ; Germany ; Italy. |
| Annotation | The effect was explored of inactivity and dissatisfaction with social life on sleeping habits and insomnia symptoms in samples of the general population in the UK, Germany, and Italy. Insomnia symptoms were reported by more than one third of the population aged 65+. Multivariate models showed that age was not a predictive factor of insomnia symptoms, when controlling for activity status and social life satisfaction. The level of activity and social interactions had no influence on napping, but age was found to have a significant positive effect on napping. These results indicate that the ageing process per se is not responsible for the increase of insomnia often reported in older people. Instead, inactivity, dissatisfaction with social life, and the presence of organic diseases and mental disorders were the best predictors of insomnia, age being insignificant. Healthy older people have a prevalence of insomnia symptoms similar to that observed in younger people. Moreover, being active and satisfied with social life are protective factors against insomnia at any age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020115207 A |
| Classmark | CTS: C5: TMA: F:5HH: 49: 8: 767: 76V |
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