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Changes in Sleep Duration During Transition to Statutory Retirement: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Myllyntausta, S; Salo, P; Kronholm, E; Aalto, V; Kivimaki, M; Vahtera, J; Stenholm, S; (2017) Changes in Sleep Duration During Transition to Statutory Retirement: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. SLEEP , 40 (7) , Article zsx087. 10.1093/sleep/zsx087. Green open access

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Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether sleep duration changes during the transition from full-time work to statutory retirement and, if this were the case, which preretirement factors, including sociodemographic, work, lifestyle, and health factors, predict these changes. METHODS: Data from repeated surveys of the Finnish Public Sector study, linked to records of retirement, were used. The study population consisted of 5785 participants who retired on a statutory basis in 2000–2011 and who had responded to surveys on sleep duration at least once immediately before and after their retirement (mean number of repeat study waves 3.6). Linear regression analyses with generalized estimating equations were used to examine changes in sleep duration around retirement. RESULTS: Before retirement there was a slight decrease in sleep duration. During the 4-year retirement transition, sleep duration increased from 7 hours 0 minutes (95% confidence interval [CI] 6 hours 54 minutes to 7 hours 6 minutes) to 7 hours and 22 minutes (95% CI 7 hours 16 minutes to 7 hours 27 minutes); thus, mean increase being 22 minutes. Increase in sleep duration was greatest in those who were short sleepers, heavy drinkers, or had sleep difficulties. After the retirement transition, sleep duration remained at approximately the same level, as no significant changes were observed. CONCLUSIONS: This longitudinal study suggests that transition from full-time work to statutory retirement is associated with an increase in sleep duration.

Type: Article
Title: Changes in Sleep Duration During Transition to Statutory Retirement: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsx087
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsx087
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences, Neurosciences & Neurology, Aging, Sleep Duration, Retirement, Longitudinal Study, Physical-Activity, Metaanalysis, Population, Mortality, Symptoms, Outcomes, Gender, Time, Age
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1558454
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