Sleep Quality and Daytime Functioning in Older European Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrijana Košćec Bjelajac ◽  
Brigitte Holzinger ◽  
Jasminka Despot Lučanin ◽  
Eva Anđela Delale ◽  
Damir Lučanin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Everyday Functioning ◽  
Daytime Functioning ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Research Studies

Abstract. The aim of this article was to review research studies related to the issues of sleep in older adults, examining the relationship between sleep quality and a set of psychological variables of daytime functioning in healthy older adults: quality of life, subjective health, functional ability, cognitive function, and emotional state, in Europe. Combined scoping review search strategies resulted in a total of 84 articles selected for review. We conclude there is a considerable amount of European research on sleep quality and its correlates in older adults’ population. Studying these relationships may be the basis for the targeted planning of psychological interventions aiming at raising the quality of life in older adults. The selected domains of older adults’ everyday functioning were all well represented in the retrieved research studies.

scholarly journals Effects of Mind–Body Interventions Involving Meditative Movements on Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms, Fear of Falling and Sleep Quality in Older Adults: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6556
Author(s):  
Manuel Weber ◽  
Thiemo Schnorr ◽  
Mareike Morat ◽  
Tobias Morat ◽  
Lars Donath
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background: The aim of the present systematic meta-analytical review was to quantify the effects of different mind–body interventions (MBI) involving meditative movements on relevant psychological health outcomes (i.e., quality of life (QoL), depressive symptoms, fear of falling (FoF) and sleep quality) in older adults without mental disorders. Methods: A structured literature search was conducted in five databases (Ovid, PsycINFO, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science). Inclusion criteria were: (i) the study was a (cluster) randomized controlled trial, (ii) the subjects were aged ≥59 years without mental illnesses, (iii) an intervention arm performing MBI compared to a non-exercise control group (e.g., wait-list or usual care), (iv) psychological health outcomes related to QoL, depressive symptoms, FoF or sleep quality were assessed and (v) a PEDro score of ≥5. The interventions of the included studies were sub-grouped into Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) and Yoga/Pilates (YP). Statistical analyses were conducted using a random-effects inverse-variance model. Results: Thirty-seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) (comprising 3224 participants) were included. Small to moderate-but-significant overall effect sizes favoring experimental groups (Hedges’ g: 0.25 to 0.71) compared to non-exercise control groups were observed in all outcomes (all p values ≤ 0.007), apart from one subdomain of quality of life (i.e., social functioning, p = 0.15). Interestingly, a significant larger effect on QoL and depressive symptoms with increasing training frequency was found for TCQ (p = 0.03; p = 0.004). Conclusions: MBI involving meditative movements may serve as a promising opportunity to improve psychological health domains such as QoL, depressive symptoms, FoF and sleep quality in older adults. Hence, these forms of exercise may represent potential preventive measures regarding the increase of late-life mental disorders, which need to be further confirmed by future research.

scholarly journals Efficacy of group physical activity on sleep quality and quality of life among older adults in Kahrizak nursing home

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
H Bahrami Einolgasi ◽  
A Khodabakhshi koolaee ◽  
D Taghvaee ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Sleep Quality

scholarly journals Quality of Life in Older Adults with Cochlear Implantation: Can It Be Equal to That of Healthy Older Adults?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taskin Tokat ◽  
Togay Müderris ◽  
Ergul Basaran Bozkurt ◽  
Uğurtan Ergun ◽  
Abdulhalim Aysel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Healthy Older Adults

A comparison of health-related quality of life between older adults with heart failure and healthy older adults

Heart & Lung ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seongkum Heo ◽  
Debra K. Moser ◽  
Terry A. Lennie ◽  
Cheryl Hoyt Zambroski ◽  
Misook L. Chung
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Relationship Between Sleep and Quality of Life in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 619-619
Author(s):  
Darina Petrovsky ◽  
Miranda Varasse ◽  
Nancy Hodgson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality

Abstract Our objective was to examine the independent relationship between sleep characteristics and quality of life (QOL) in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment. Objective sleep variables were derived from actigraphy and included total sleep time, wake after sleep onset (WASO), efficiency, and number of awakenings. Subjective sleep quality was measured using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and daytime sleepiness was measured with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Caregiver reported QOL-AD was used for QOL. Analyses included Spearman’s correlation and multivariate linear regression. In bivariate analyses, QOL was significantly related to clinical dementia rating scale, sex, depression, daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, WASO, and number of awakenings. Controlling for depression, daytime sleepiness remained independently associated with QOL (β= -0.24; p= 0.03). In addition, number of awakenings trended towards significance (β= -0.13; p= 0.07). Results suggest daytime sleepiness and awakenings are associated with QOL in this population.

scholarly journals Dual-Task Exercise to Improve Cognition and Functional Capacity of Healthy Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naina Yuki Vieira Jardim ◽  
Natáli Valim Oliver Bento-Torres ◽  
Victor Oliveira Costa ◽  
Josilayne Patricia Ramos Carvalho ◽  
Helen Tatiane Santos Pontes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Dual Task ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Physical Exercise Training

BackgroundIt has been suggested that physical inactivity and lack of stimulating cognitive activity are the two most significant modifiable risk factors to impair cognitive function. Although many studies that investigated the cognitive effects of physical exercise and cognitive stimuli in dual-task conditions showed improved cognitive performance, others have not confirmed these findings. The main aim of the present work is to analyze the effects of a dual-task multimodal physical exercise training, at moderate intensity, and cognitive stimulation on cognitive and physical function in healthy older adults.MethodsThis clinical trial was registered on the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (RBR-9zrx3d). Here we tested the effects of a dual-task multimodal physical exercise training, at moderate intensity, on cognitive and physical function and quality of life in community dwelling older adults. The training protocol included 24 group sessions, 2/week, per 75 min. Cognition was assessed using CANTAB automated neuropsychological tests and Functional Capacity to Exercise tests. Performance was compared from baseline to post intervention and to a non-exercise control group using Mixed Linear Model for repeated measures.ResultsControl (CG) and dual-task (DTEx) groups progressed differentially over time on performance of episodic memory, sustained visual attention, functional mobility, cardiorespiratory fitness, lower limbs strength resistance, agility, quality of life and dual-task performance with significant improved DTEx performance. Control group did not show any significant changes on these tests except for showing a reduction in dual-task performance.ConclusionWe suggest that the dual-task combination of multisensory cognitive stimulation and multimodal moderate physical exercise training, twice a week, may be adopted as an effective program to reduce progression of age-related cognitive decline and improve physical fitness and quality of life on healthy older adults.Clinical Trial RegistrationBrazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: https://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-9zrx3d -UTN code: U1111-1233-6349.

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