Effect of Working after Retirement on Sleep Quality in Chinese Older People

Background Chinese aging population degree will transform mild to moderate. During addressing aging issues by proactive national strategies and healthy aging strategies, the sleep health of older peoplecannot be ignored. Objective To explore the effect of working after retirement on sleep quality in Chinese older people, providing relevant reference data for improving sleep quality in this group of people. Methods In August 2021, data of working after retirement prevalence and sleep health in subjects aged ≥60 years (n=7 862) were obtained from the 2018 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) conducted by Peking University with permission. They were divided into working after retirement and non-working after retirement groups by working after retirement prevalence. Normal sleep duration (within 4 to 10 hoursper night) , abnormal sleep duration (≤4 or ≥10 hours per night) , sleeping late (going to bed after 23 o'clock) in accordance with relevant diagnostic criteria used in international studies on sleep health in m