Sleep disorder or simple sleep ontogeny? Tendency for morningness is associated with worse sleep quality in the elderly
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 Ostberg circadian preference que...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositório: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/49377 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X20165311 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/49377 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Elderly Sleep Quality Circadian Rhythmicity Chronotype Sleep OntogenyTemperature Rhythms Older-People Age-Differences Eveningness Gender Index Preference Men Morningness/Eveningness Homeostasis |
| Resumo: | 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 Ostberg 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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