Effects of subjective sleep status on the cognition of the elderly in community
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.04.002
- VernacularTitle:主观睡眠状况对社区老年人认知功能的影响
- Author:
Wenhong YU
1
;
Li DENG
;
Yunhui WANG
;
Jing ZHAO
;
Jing SHAO
Author Information
1. 100096,北京回龙观医院14病区
- Keywords:
Sleep;
Aged;
Community health services;
Cognition
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2018;24(4):378-382
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of sleep status on the cognition of the elderly in community, so as to provide evidence for the prevention and reduction of cognitive decline. Methods A total of 192 healthy elderly people from 2 communities in Haidian District of Beijing were selected by convenience sampling method. All the objects were investigated with Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (rBANS), Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) after signing the consent form. The influencing factors of the cognition function were analyzed by multiple linear regression. Results Within the 192 healthy elderly, 42 individuals reported having subjective sleep problems, and 150 individuals reporting normal sleep. There was no significant difference in gener, age and education level between the two groups (P> 0.05). In rBANS assessment, the score of list learning of the sleep problem group (19.21±6.06) was lower than that of the normal sleep group (21.69±5.82), with statistical significance (t=2.42, P=0.02). However, there was no significant difference between two groups in the other 11 subtests of rBANS, such as story memory and figure copy (P> 0.05). In addition, there were no significant differences in the total score of MMSE, ADL and PASE between the two groups (P>0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age, year of education, and sleep disorder had impacts on list learning (P< 0.05). Conclusions The subjective reporting of poor sleep has an adverse effect on the short-term verbal memory in elderly who are in a general healthy situation. Sleep health management and care is a critical issue in the prevention of cognitive decline in elderly people.
