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Investigating the associations between productive housework activities, sleep hours and self-reported health among elderly men and women in western industrialised countries

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ID15360466
AuthorsNicholas Kofi Adjei (0000-0002-0644-1881, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, corresponding author), Tyrone Brand (0000-0001-5140-7511, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS)
Year2018
Volume18
Issue1
Pages110-110
Publication date2018-01-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-017-4979-z
PMID29320997
OpenAlexW2784291005
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited56

Although time allocation to housework activities may be beneficial to the health among both genders, elderly women have higher odds of reporting poor health when more time is devoted total housework combined with either short or long sleep duration

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Public health · Self-rated health · Demography · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Epidemiology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works25
Citations per year3.13
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25

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