睡眠效率低下与老年人执行功能下降和情节性记忆障碍的关联
Akansha Singh1, Rishabh Soni1, Gauri Shankar Kaloiya2
1Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND.
Cureus
|September 16, 2025
概括
睡眠质量差,包括更长的睡眠延迟和更低的睡眠效率,与印度老年人的认知能力下降有关. 这凸显了睡眠对于维持老年人群的执行功能和记忆的重要性.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
背景情况:
- 睡眠质量显著影响老年人的身体和心理健康.
- 以前的研究表明,睡眠不足和认知障碍之间存在联系,但研究结果不一致.
- 印度的证据,使用文化验证的工具,是有限的.
研究的目的:
- 调查印度老年人主观睡眠质量和认知表现之间的关系.
- 使用了匹兹堡睡眠质量指数 (PSQI) 和印度医学研究委员会-神经认知工具箱 (ICMR-NCTB).
主要方法:
- 一项涉及67名年龄在50-80岁之间的参与者的横截面研究.
- 参与者完成了PSQI和ICMR-NCTB的印度语版本.
- 睡眠质量被分为好 (PSQI ≤5) 或差 (PSQI >5);认知领域包括全球认知,语言,注意力,视觉空间能力,执行功能和情节性记忆.
主要成果:
- 较长的睡眠延迟与较差的执行功能和减少的语言学习相关.
- 更高的睡眠效率与更好的执行功能和情节性记忆有关.
- 与睡眠不佳的人相比,睡眠不佳的人在全球认知,执行功能,言语流性和延迟回忆方面的得分明显较低.
结论:
- 长时间的睡眠延迟和睡眠效率低下与老年人执行功能和记忆力的认知缺陷有关.
- 睡眠质量在认知衰老中起着至关重要的作用.
- 文化适应的认知工具对不同人群的研究非常有价值,包括那些在非西方环境中识字率较低的人群.
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