Sleep disorder or simple sleep ontogeny? Tendency for morningness is associated with worse sleep quality in the elderly
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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49(10): e5311, 2016. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Sono
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Transtornos do Sono-Vigília
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Envelhecimento
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Assunto da revista:
Biologia
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Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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