Association among cognitive function, daytime activities, and nighttime sleep in older adults in a long-term care facility

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AIM: To determine how the nighttime sleep patterns of older adults in a long-term care facility vary according to cognitive function and participation in daytime activities.

METHODS: This observational study was conducted with older adults aged ≥65 years who are residents of a long-term care facility. Nighttime sleep was monitored using a non-wearable sleep monitor for 8 weeks. Based on the Mini-Mental State Examination scores for assessment of cognitive function, participants were classified into non-dementia, mild-to-moderate dementia, and severe dementia groups. The Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to analyze the data.

RESULTS: Twenty three older adults were included in this study. Sleep onset latency was significantly longer in the severe dementia group than in the non-dementia (p = .027) and mild-to-moderate dementia (p = .041) groups. Sleep efficiency was significantly lower in the severe dementia group than in the mild-to-moderate dementia group (p = .003), whereas wakefulness after sleep onset was significantly longer in the severe dementia group than in the mild-to-moderate dementia group (p = .011). The number of days spent engaging in recreational activities was <50%, whereas those spent taking a nap was >60% in all older adults. Older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia had better sleep and participated in more daytime activities than those with severe or no dementia. Moreover, bathing in a bathtub improved sleep onset latency.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that participation in daytime activities and bathing in a bathtub affect nighttime sleep in older adults.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS - 21(2024), 2 vom: 14. Apr., Seite e12571

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Suwa, Sayuri [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cognitive function
Daytime activities
Journal Article
Long‐term care facility
Nighttime sleep
Observational Study
Older adults

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.04.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jjns.12571

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364291702