Effects of volitional lifestyle on sleep-life habits in the aged.
This study investigates the relationship between a volitional lifestyle and sleep-life habits in the aged. High volitional group (HVG: n=45, 26 men and 19 women, mean age 73.0 years) and low-volitional group (LVG: n=45, 27 men and 18 women, mean age 72.2 years) were grouped using the scale of self-confidence. It was found that high volitional aged individuals had a relatively well structured sleep, and that most had become accustomed to taking an appetitive nap (an individual with a mean wake time shorter than the average) in the mid-afternoon without experiencing insomniac problems.
Shirota
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Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
Tanaka
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Hayashi
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Hori
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D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012016:Reference Values; D012649:Self Concept; D012890:Sleep; D014851:Wakefulness