Journal article

Objective but not subjective sleep predicts memory in community-dwelling older adults

MG Cavuoto, B Ong, KE Pike, CL Nicholas, B Bei, GJ Kinsella

Journal of Sleep Research | Published : 2016

Abstract

Research on the relationship between habitual sleep patterns and memory performance in older adults is limited. No previous study has used objective and subjective memory measures in a large, older-aged sample to examine the association between sleep and various domains of memory. The aim of this study was to examine the association between objective and subjective measures of sleep with memory performance in older adults, controlling for the effects of potential confounds. One-hundred and seventy-three community-dwelling older adults aged 65–89 years in Victoria, Australia completed the study. Objective sleep quality and length were ascertained using the Actiwatch 2 Mini-Mitter, while subje..

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Grants

Awarded by Dementia Australia Research Foundation


Funding Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge Fenny Muliadi and Stephen D. Lee for assistance in recruitment and data collection. This work was supported by the Mason Foundation, ANZ Trustees (grant number 13039 to C. L. N.). This research was performed during the tenure of an Award from Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation for Ms Cavuoto. Dr Pike is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Clinical Research Training Fellowship (602543).