Commonly present in elderly patients with dementia are sleep disorders which require diagnosis and appropriate therapy. Obstructive sleep apnea has a higher prevalence in this patient population compared with cognitively non-impaired patients, and if diagnosed and treated, it may show improvement in ...
sleep/wake disruption, and delirium in older adults. Under normal circumstances, total sleep time declines until age 60 years, plateauing at 6 to 7 h a night [41]. However, with age, sleep becomes more fragmented, with a rise in N1 and N2 (“light”) sleep and a corresponding decline ...
This study evaluated the external validity of a new metric, the Sleep Regularity Index (SRI), among older adults (n = 1978; mean age 68.7 ± 9.2), as well as relationships between the SRI and cardiometabolic risk using data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)....
Older adults who sleep six hours or fewer a night may have elevated risk for dementia(痴呆症) and other cognitive (认知的) issues, a new study finds. Researchers at Stanford University measured seniors' (ages 65 to 85) dementia risk and cognitive abilities, finding higher risk in those patie...
This study aims to evaluate the effect of light therapy on depression and sleep disruption in older adults residing in a long-term care facility. Psychological morbidity is a problem commonly seen in older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Limited research has addressed the effect of ...
There is also some indication that sleep difficulties may affect the course and outcome of depression as they have been linked to the severity of depression24,25, poor treatment outcomes (non-remittance)26,27, and depression recurrence in older adults28. However, much of the research on the ...
【题目】Older adults who sleep six hours or fewera night may have elevated risk for dementia痴呆症) and other cognitive(认知的) issues, anew study finds.Researchers at Stanford University measured seniors'(ages 65 to 85) dementia risk andcognitive abilities, finding higher risk in thosepatients ...
How people wake up and regain alertness in the hours after sleep is related to how they are sleeping, eating, and exercising. Here, in a prospective longitudinal study of 833 twins and genetically unrelated adults, we demonstrate that how effectively an
Too little sleep and too much sleep among older adults: Associations with self-reported sleep medication use, sleep quality and healthcare utilization. Geriatr. Gerontol. Int. 2017, 17, 545-553. [CrossRef] [PubMed]Choi NG, DiNitto DM, Marti CN, Choi BY. Too little sleep and too much ...
(HealthDay)—Structured physical activity may prevent poor sleep quality in older adults, according to a study published online June 26 in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Society. Carlos A. Vaz Fragoso, M.D., from Veterans Affairs Connecticut in West Haven, and colleagues assessed the effe...