Self-Awakening Prevents Acute Rise in Blood Pressure and Heart Rate at the Time of Awakening in Elderly People

• KAIDA Kosuke

  Research Fellow of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science National Institute of Industrial Health

• OGAWA Keiko

  Research Fellow of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University

• HAYASHI Mitsuo

  Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University

• HORI Tadao

  Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Self-Awakening Prevents Acute Rise in Blood Pressure and Heart Rate at the Time of Awakening in Eldery People

Abstract

Self-awakening, waking up at a designated time decided before sleeping, could prevent failure in the blood circulation vessel system such as heart attack, acute increases in heart rate or blood pressure upon waking. Previous research showed that anticipatory changes occurred in heart rate prior to awakening from a short nap by means of self-awakening for young participants. However, the effects of self-awakening remained unclear for elderly people. The present study examined the effects of self-awakening on heart rate and blood pressure in a short afternoon nap (20 min) among the elderly. Nine participants [74.1 (SD = 5.01) years old] underwent both self-awakening and forced-awakening conditions. In the self-awakening condition, it was revealed that blood pressure gradually increased before the scheduled time of awakening, and that heart rate did not show a rapid increase at arousal. In contrast, forced-awakening induced acute increases in both heart rate and blood pressure. These results suggest that self-awakening facilitates a more smooth transition from sleep to wakefulness via autonomic activation before the time of self-awakening.

Journal

• Industrial Health

  Industrial Health 43 (1), 179-185, 2005

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Keywords

• Short daytime nap
• Blood pressure
• Heart rate
• Self-awakening
• Elderly people

Details

• CRID: 1390282679255737344
• NII Article ID: 130004483058
• NII Book ID: AA00672955
• DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.43.179
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BD2M7gt1Sltg%3D%3D
• ISSN: 18808026
• ISSN: 00198366
• NDL BIB ID: 7273392
• PubMed: 15732320
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7273392
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/indhealth/43/1/43_1_179/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2006205208
• Text Lang: en
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