Researchers will try to determine whether siestas will provide seniors with more energy for the evening hours and help regulate nighttime sleep. With the information gathered from this study, researchers hope to develop a non-pharmacological intervention to eliminate the problems of poor or disrupted sleep in the elderly. To participate in this clinical research project participants must be over age 70, have a tendency to either nap in the early evening, or routinely go to bed before 9 p.m. and awake before 5 a.m. Participants must be in good health, live independently in the community, function well in most or all activities of daily living and take no medications that affect sleep, mood or nerves. Participants will receive financial compensation upon final completion.
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