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Earlier times of poor sleep and their impact on sleep now

• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Age, ageing and changes in sleep >> Age, ageing and changes in sleep

Age, ageing and changes in sleep

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• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Women aged 75+ >> Joyce - Interview 09 >> Joyce finds that since her husband died, 5 years ago, her sleep has been quite fragmented, and she often watches television in the night.

Joyce is a retired Tailoress, although she still does quite a lot of dressmaking and sewing. She has been widowed for about 7 years and has two children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren, who mostly live quite nearby. Joyce’s sleep first changed when her husband died, and now she finds she wakes up quite a lot in the night. She does believe sleep is important and would like to be able to sleep right the way through, even if only for six hours.

• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Men aged 65-74 >> Ronald - Interview 01 >> Ronald has found that as he has got older he goes to the toilet a lot more in the night.

Ronald finds he usually gets about 6 ½ to 7 hours sleep a night, but this is disturbed by having to get up and go to the toilet. Although he usually drops off to sleep straight away, occasionally he finds he can’t get to sleep, or wakes up in the night and can’t get back to sleep, so on these occasions he tries counting sheep, but this doesn’t always work. Ronald noticed a change in his sleep pattern when he took early retirement because of health problems, and the change in his daily routine.