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

Myllyntausta, Saana; Salo, Paula; Kronholm, Erkki; Aalto, Ville; Kivimäki, Mika; Vahtera, Jussi; Stenholm, Sari

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“…However, findings from SHHS showed that TST decreased at older age, but sleep latency increased, an effect similar to our findings . Transition to retirement leads to an increase in sleep duration . Increased TST and a positive association with long sleep duration were found in our retired participants.…”

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Objective Sleep Duration in Older Adults: Results From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

Scarlett

Nolan

Kenny

et al. 2019

J American Geriatrics Society

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OBJECTIVE This study assessed the distribution and correlates of objective sleep duration in the older population in Ireland. DESIGN Cross‐sectional study using population‐derived data from wave 3 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. SETTING Community‐dwelling adults. PARTICIPANTS Adults, aged 50 years and older, who wore an accelerometer for at least 4 days (N = 1533). MEASUREMENTS Sleep was measured for at least 4 days in 1533 participants using a GENEActiv wrist‐worn accelerometer device. Sleep parameters included total sleep time (TST) and self‐reported sleep problems. TST was categorized as short and long sleep duration using US National Sleep Foundation guidelines. Linear and multinomial logistic regression models assessed sociodemographic, health, and behavioral correlates of sleep duration. RESULTS Mean TST for the sample was 463 minutes (SD = 72.6 minutes). Of participants, 13.9% and 16.5% measured short and long sleep duration, respectively. TST decreased as sleep problems increased, as did durations recorded in summer compared to winter recordings. Advancing age was associated with longer sleep, as was antidepressant use. Retired/unemployed participants recorded longer TST and were more likely to record long sleep compared to employed participants. Fair/poor self‐rated health and separated/divorced participants were more likely to record short sleep. Those reporting moderate or high physical activity were less likely to record short or long sleep, respectively, compared to those reporting low physical activity. Participants reporting a limiting disability were less likely to record long sleep. CONCLUSION Average TST was within recommended guidelines; however, a significant subset of older adults recorded sleep duration outside of the guidelines. Independent demographic and health correlates of suboptimal sleep were identified, many of which are modifiable. Patients and clinicians should be aware of factors potentially influencing sleep patterns. Longitudinal analyses to confirm directionality of relationships with potential risk factors are warranted. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:120–128, 2019

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“…3 Transition to retirement leads to an increase in sleep duration. 48 Increased TST and a positive association with long sleep duration were found in our retired participants. A study of older adults in China showed an increased risk of short and long sleep duration in unmarried participants.…”

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Objective Sleep Duration in Older Adults: Results From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

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Nolan

Kenny

et al. 2019

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…Retirement from work has recently been reported to be associated with sleeping more [1,2], as well as experiencing fewer sleep difficulties [3][4][5], and less mental and physical fatigue [6] after retirement. These favorable changes in sleep have been hypothesized to partly result from the removal of work-related stressors after retirement [3,[5][6][7].…”

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Does removal of work stress explain improved sleep following retirement? The Finnish Retirement and Aging study

Myllyntausta

Salo

Kronholm

et al. 2019

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Study Objectives Relief from work stress has been hypothesized to explain improvements in sleep duration and quality following retirement, but this has not been confirmed with longitudinal studies. By using repeat sleep data, we examined the role of removal of work-related stressors in changes in sleep at retirement. Methods The study population consisted of 2,053 participants from the Finnish Retirement and Aging study. Participants’ sleep duration, sleep difficulties (difficulties falling asleep, difficulties maintaining sleep, waking up too early in the morning, nonrestorative sleep), daytime tiredness, and sleep loss due to worry were assessed using surveys conducted once a year before and after retirement (average number of repeat surveys 3.5 [range 2–5] per participant). We used Poisson regression with generalized estimating equations to examine the associations between work-related stressors (job strain, low work time control, effort–reward imbalance, and organizational injustice) and changes in sleep at retirement. Results An increase in sleep duration and decrease in waking up too early in the morning, nonrestorative sleep, daytime tiredness, and sleep loss due to worry were observed shortly after retirement. No systematic associations across the work-related stressors and changes in sleep characteristics were observed. Higher number of work-related stressors before retirement was not associated with a greater magnitude of favorable changes in any of the postretirement sleep characteristics investigated. Conclusions This longitudinal study suggests that perceived sleep improves shortly after retirement and that these changes are mainly driven by factors other than relief from work stress.

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“…Indeed, previous research has shown that retirement is associated with increased leisure physical activity9 and sleep duration10 most likely due to increased time availability, restructure of leisure activities and awareness of one’s own health and well-being 11 12. However, retirement has also been listed as a strong determinant for engaging sedentary behaviour 13.…”

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Changes in non-occupational sedentary behaviours across the retirement transition: the Finnish Retirement and Aging (FIREA) study

Leskinen

Pulakka

Heinonen

et al. 2018

J Epidemiol Community Health

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

Cited by 31 publications

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Objective Sleep Duration in Older Adults: Results From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

Objective Sleep Duration in Older Adults: Results From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

Does removal of work stress explain improved sleep following retirement? The Finnish Retirement and Aging study

Changes in non-occupational sedentary behaviours across the retirement transition: the Finnish Retirement and Aging (FIREA) study

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