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| The effects of age upon some aspects of lifestyle and implications for studies on circadian rhythmicity | | Author(s) | David Minors, Greg Atkinson, Nuala Bent |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 27, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp 67-72 |
| Keywords | Age groups [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Sleep behaviour ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | The authors conducted a longitudinal study of 112 non-institutionalised older people, in 1984 and 10 years later (ages in 1984 ranged from 53 to 84 years), to examine changes in lifestyle in old age. Diaries of retiring and rising times and mealtimes confirm that older people tend to start the day earlier and show less day-to-day variation in lifestyle. When those living alone and with somebody were compared, results were similar, except that those living with somebody else spent more time in bed, and their day-to-day variation was even smaller. A deteriorating body clock contributes to some day-to-day changes, but an increasingly inflexible lifestyle will offset some of the effects in this decline in circadian rhythmicity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981208215 A |
| Classmark | BB: F: CG: 3J |
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