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Chooza Moon1, Cynthia H Phelan2, Diane R Lauver1
1University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing, 701 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Objective:
To examine how self-reported sleep quality and daytime symptoms are associated with selected domains of cognitive function among individuals with heart failure (HF).
Background:
HF patients suffer from poor sleep quality and cognitive decline. The relationship between sleep and cognition has not been well documented among individuals with HF.
Methods:
In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, 68 individuals with HF (male: 63%, mean age = 72 years, SD = 11) completed sleep questionnaires and a neuropsychological battery.
Results:
Participant had mean Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score of 5.04 (SD = 2.8). Regression analyses demonstrated neither sleep quality or excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) were related to cognitive function, but daytime dysfunction was related to lower letter fluency and attention index.
Conclusion:
Contrary to some earlier reports, subjective sleep and EDS in this group of individuals was not associated with cognitive decline.
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