Earlier times of poor sleep and their impact on sleep now

At the time of his interview Robert had recently lost his wife and was still trying to cope with the aftermath of her illness and his subsequent bereavement. Robert has found that he wakes up quite a lot in the night and hopes that, with time, his sleep pattern will settle back into the routine he had before his wife was ill. Robert likes to keep very active and enjoys engineering problems and making things. He has recently started to cycle again.

Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Women aged 65-74 >> Mary - Interview 02 >> Mary realised she had never slept very well, and that this may be because of having bad asthma as a child.

Mary often finds it very difficult to get to sleep, sometimes taking up to an hour to fall asleep. Mary finds that relaxation and meditation exercises help her to fall asleep, and help her get back to sleep if she wakes up in the night. Even if she has not had a good night Mary finds it impossible to take a nap during the day, although she may put her feet up in bed to have a rest instead. Mary hasn’t been to the doctor about her sleep, but has tried some over the counter remedies.

Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Women aged 65-74 >> Anne - Interview 14 >> Anne remembers there was a bedtime and wake up routine in her home and has fond memories of her father saying prayers with her and her sister when she

Anne is a retired Education Adviser, but is still working part-time writing a book. Anne likes to play golf at least once a week, but has recently had some injuries which have prevented this. She also likes to keep active by walking. Anne finds she now wakes up early in the morning and would very much like to be able to sleep in for longer.

Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Sleep history in childhood, young adulthood and as a parent >> Sleep history in childhood, young adulthood and as a parent

Sleep history in childhood, young adulthood and as a parent

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