Factors related to sleep quality in healthy elderly women.

Bliwise, Nancy G.

doi:10.1037/0882-7974.7.1.83

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“…This group comprised 18.5% of participants, but it is acknowledged that sleep reports from these participants may be less reliable. A final limitation of this study was that only subjective measures of sleep quality were recorded; however, previous research has found high correlations between subjective and objective sleep recordings [4] .…”

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Sleep Quality and Falls in Older People Living in Self- and Assisted-Care Villages

George

Delbaere²,

Williams³

et al. 2008

Gerontology

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Background: Older people often experience unusual sleeping patterns and a poor quality of night-time sleep. Insufficient sleep has potential effects on cognition and physical functioning and therefore may increase the incidence of falls in older people. Objectives: To determine the extent to which a range of physiological, psychological and health-related factors predict night-time sleep quality of older people living in self-care and assisted-care, and whether poor sleep quality is a risk factor for falls. Methods: 572 people, 81 men and 491 women (mean age 79.7 years, SD 6.4), recruited from self-care retirement villages and assisted-care hostels participated in the cross-sectional study with a subgroup of 169 followed up for falls for 1 year. The main outcome measures were sleep quality and prospective falls. Results: Approximately half of the sample rated their sleep quality as poor or fair. Many measures of health, medication use and mood were significantly associated with ratings of poor night-time sleep quality. Multiple regression analyses revealed poor circulation, use of psychotropic and diuretic medications, negative affect, pain, not having a friend in the village, lower fitness levels and daytime napping were significant and independent predictors of night-time sleep quality in both residential care groups. Napping daily was reported by 28% of the self-care group and 37% of the assisted-care group. Residents across both care levels who napped >30 min during the day, or reported <6 h sleep at night, were three times more likely to suffer multiple falls in the follow-up year when adjusting for health, medication and activity measures. Conclusions: Sleep disturbances were common and associated with a variety of psychological, physiological, health and lifestyle factors. Long daytime naps and short night-time sleep periods were associated with an increased risk of falls.

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“…Several studies have examined factors that are associated with poor sleep quality in older people [2,[4][5][6] . Factors identified include medication side effects, illness, depression and changes in social patterns (retirement, death of a spouse).…”

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Sleep Quality and Falls in Older People Living in Self- and Assisted-Care Villages

George

Delbaere²,

Williams³

et al. 2008

Gerontology

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“…HRT is the primary treatment for menopausal symptoms, particularly vasomotor symptoms. The efficacy of HRT for sleep and mood disturbances remains unclear, with some studies finding positive results 124–129 and others finding no benefit 130–132 . Hypnotics and sedatives such as Zalepon (Sonata), zolpidem (Ambien) 133 , and eszopiclone (Lunesta) 128,134 have been shown to be effective in short-term use for acute, initial insomnia treatment in menopausal women.…”

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Sleep and Women’s Health

2013

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Sex differences in sleep begin at a very early age and women report poorer sleep quality and have higher risk for insomnia than do men. Sleep may be affected by variation in reproductive hormones, stress, depression, aging, life/role transitions, and other factors. The menstrual cycle is associated with changes in circadian rhythms and sleep architecture. Menstruating women (even without significant menstrual-related complaints) often report poorer sleep quality and greater sleep disturbance during the premenstrual week compared to other times of her menstrual cycle. In addition to these sleep disturbances, women with severe premenstrual syndrome often report more disturbing dreams, sleepiness, fatigue, decreased alertness and concentration during the premenstrual phase. Sleep disturbances are also commonly reported during pregnancy and increase in frequency and duration as the pregnancy progresses. The precipitous decline in hormones and unpredictable sleep patterns of the newborn contribute to and/or exacerbate poor sleep and daytime sleepiness during the early postpartum period. Insomnia is also among the most common health complaints that are reported by perimenopausal women. Women are particularly vulnerable to developing insomnia disorder during these times of reproductive hormonal change. In this review, we present a discussion on the most relevant and recent publications on sleep across the woman’s lifespan, including changes in sleep related to menstruation, pregnancy, postpartum, and the menopausal transition. Treatment for sleep disturbances and insomnia disorder and special considerations for treating women will also be discussed.

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“…Thus, considering the deleterious link between stress, anxiety and sleep, we hypothesized that this S1-casein hydrolysate might also prevent or reduce the effects of stressful environmental conditions on sleep. Good sleep quality has been associated with better physical health [47,48] and greater psychological well-being [49,50]. Therefore, factors that affect sleep quality could also influence the general well-being of individuals.…”

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Effects of a Bovine Alpha S1-Casein Tryptic Hydrolysate (CTH) on Sleep Disorder in Japanese General Population

Saint-Hilaire¹,

Messaoudi²,

Desor³

et al. 2009

TOSLPJ

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This study describes the effect of bovine alpha-S1 casein tryptic hydrolysate (CTH) in a representative sample of day-time workers from the general population of Japan with the occurrence of insomnia during the preceding six months. To investigate this issue, 32 subjects, aged between 25 and 40 years, were examined for the subjective sleep quality using the Japanese Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-J).CTH significantly improves the PSQI total score of the treated subjects. It particularly improves the sleep quality after two weeks of treatment, decreases the sleep latency and the daytime dysfunction after four weeks of treatment.Given the antistress properties of CTH, it seems possible to relate the detected improvement of sleep aspects to a reduction of stress following its' chronic administration.In conclusion, being given its beneficial effects and its absence of negative side effects, it would be advantageous to use the CTH to improve chronic insomnia in the Japanese general population. However, further studies will be necessary in order to clarify the essential aspect of CTH properties in the sleep problems.

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Factors related to sleep quality in healthy elderly women.

Cited by 42 publications

References 31 publications

Sleep Quality and Falls in Older People Living in Self- and Assisted-Care Villages

Sleep Quality and Falls in Older People Living in Self- and Assisted-Care Villages

Sleep and Women’s Health

Effects of a Bovine Alpha S1-Casein Tryptic Hydrolysate (CTH) on Sleep Disorder in Japanese General Population

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