Sleep Disorder or Simple Sleep Ontogeny? Tendency for Morningness is Associated with Worse Sleep Quality in the Elderly

Overview

Journal Braz J Med Biol Res

Specialties Biology
General Medicine

Date 2016 Oct 14

PMID 27737315

Citations 4

Authors

A A Barbosa

M A L Miguel

S Tufik

F C Sabino

M S Cendoroglo

M Pedrazzoli

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the alterations in sleep and circadian parameters during the aging process. The study sample comprises volunteers older than 18 up to 90 years of age that answered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Horne and Östberg circadian preference questionnaire. We observed that the shift to morningness with increasing age is associated with a significant worsening in sleep quality. We discuss that this sleep profile characterized by morningness and worse sleep quality observed in elderly, when compared to younger people, reflects not necessarily a pathological state, but an expected profile for this age group.

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