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## Background: With population ageing a significant concern, modifiable factors contributing to healthy ageing must be identified. autonomic responding reflected by heart rate variability (hrv) has well-established links to general health and wellbeing in younger populations; but has yet to be explored in older individuals. ## Methods: Forty-five healthy participants (49-82 years old) completed questionnaires about sleep and physical and psychological health. autonomic activity was measured during rest and whilst completing a computerised battery of cognitive tasks. participants then wore an ambulatory heart rate monitor overnight, and recorded their sleep and physical activity for one week. hrv parameters reflecting cardiac vagal tone were derived from electrocardiograph recordings. ## Results: Age and resting hrv were not related; however a positive association was identified between higher hrv in the 2 h prior to sleep and older age. higher resting hrv, older age, and better sleep quality significantly predicted psychological wellbeing; and fewer somatic and physical health symptoms and older age predicted better average sleep quality ratings. older age and poorer general health

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Author

Jason Por How Tan; Jessica Elise Beilharz; Uté Vollmer-Conna; Erin Cvejic

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)