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Sleep profile in a population of community‐dwelling nonagenarians: data from the Mugello study

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Very few studies have investigated sleep characteristics in the oldest‐old individuals (aged ≥85 years) and data collected often rely on self‐reported information. This study had three aims: (i) to objectively assess,… Click to show full abstract

Very few studies have investigated sleep characteristics in the oldest‐old individuals (aged ≥85 years) and data collected often rely on self‐reported information. This study had three aims: (i) to objectively assess, using a wearable device, the sleep characteristics of a large community of oldest‐old subjects; (ii) to assess differences in sleep parameters between self‐reported ‘good sleepers’ and ‘bad sleepers’; (iii) to assess whether there was a relationship between sleep parameters and cognitive status in this community‐dwelling population.

Keywords: population community; community; community dwelling; sleep profile; profile population

Journal Title: Psychogeriatrics
Year Published: 2023

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