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Describing current sleep

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• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Men aged 75+ >> Daniel - Interview 28 >> Daniel typically wakes up at about 5 am now he is older, but will doze in bed until about 8 am.

Daniel is a retired social worker, having spent a large part of his working life with children and teenagers. He was diagnosed with sleep apnoea when his snoring at night was making him feel very drowsy during the day. His sleep is quite broken at night, and he often finds he dozes off during the day.

• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Women aged 65-74 >> Anne - Interview 33 >> Anne knows that if she doesn’t have enough sleep she is very grumpy in the morning.

Anne is married and has three children, and six grandchildren. Anne retired from teaching some years ago and now works hard at keeping active, particularly enjoying spending lots of time in her garden. Anne feels that sleep is a waste of time and would much rather have more time to do the things she enjoys doing, such as writing and doing research.

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Attitude to sleep