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Subjective And Objective Napping And Sleep In Older Adults: Are Evening Naps “Bad” For Nighttime Sleep?, Natalie D. Dautovich, Christina S. Mccrae, Meredeth A. Rowe
Subjective And Objective Napping And Sleep In Older Adults: Are Evening Naps “Bad” For Nighttime Sleep?, Natalie D. Dautovich, Christina S. Mccrae, Meredeth A. Rowe
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Objectives: To compare objective and subjective measurements of napping, and to examine the relationship between evening napping and nocturnal sleep in older adults.
Design: For twelve days, participants wore actigraphs and completed sleep diaries.
Setting: Community
Participants: 100 individuals who napped, 60–89 years (including good and poor sleepers with typical age-related medical comorbidities).
Measurements: Twelve days of sleep diary and actigraphy provided subjective and objective napping and sleep data.
Results: Evening naps (within 2 hours of bedtime) were characteristic of the sample with peak nap time occurring between 20:30–21:00 (average nap time occurred between 14:30–15:00). Two categories of nappers were …