Elderly men across Europe and the US spend less time on housework than elderly women do, according to a study published in January 2018 in the open access journal BMC Public Health. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology found that elderly women on average spent almost five hours a day doing… Continue reading Housework Gender Differences May Affect Health in Elderly Men and Women
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Types of Physical Activity That Help You Sleep Better – or Not
Can housework lead to good zzz”s? Nope. How about taking care of the kids? Wrong again. In fact, those two types of physical activity can actually lead to insufficient sleep. At least that’s what researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found in a study presented on June 8th at… Continue reading Types of Physical Activity That Help You Sleep Better – or Not
Housework Has Both Physical and Mental Benefits
Housework has both emotional and physical benefits for older adults, according to new findings by a Case Western Reserve University school of nursing researcher. “House cleaning kept them up and moving,” said Kathy D. Wright, PhD, RN, CNS, a postdoctoral KL2 Scholar at the university’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. “A clean environment is… Continue reading Housework Has Both Physical and Mental Benefits