Calming music at bedtime improves elders’ sleep quality in study
Investigators found that older adults sleep better when they listen to music for 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime — especially if this habit is repeated for weeks.
Sleep Quality
Extra sleep reduces healthcare workers’ COVID risk; burnout has opposite effect
One hour longer sleep duration at night is linked to 12% lower odds of contracting COVID-19. And workers who report feeling burned out every day are more likely to become infected and have longer symptom duration, investigators say.
Sleep, not depression, may be top concern with beta blocker use: study
Depression did not occur any more frequently during beta blockers treatment than with a placebo, but some patients developed sleep-related symptoms, investigators found.
Test seniors with cognitive impairment for sleep apnea, scientists assert
People with cognitive impairment who have sleep apnea are more likely to score lower on tests of cognitive function than their peers without sleep apnea. And the more severe the apnea, the greater the degree of cognitive decline, a new study finds.
Sleep disorders common after stroke; older survivors at special risk: study
Fully 41% of people who had strokes or mini-strokes had insomnia immediately after the event, and nearly that many still had trouble sleeping more than three months later, according to a new review.
‘Tuned’ lighting cuts nighttime sleep disturbances in half: study
Residents slept better after a Sacramento, CA, nursing home installed programmable LED lighting fixtures and set them to mimic natural light fluctuations, say long-term care researchers from Brown University.
‘Night owls’ with diabetes can improve health with earlier bedtimes, experts claim
People who go to bed late and get up late exercise 56% less than their early bird counterparts, a new study finds. A shift in sleep habits could change their health prognoses for the better, investigators say.
Poor REM sleep linked to higher mortality in older adults
Clinicians who facilitate better sleep in seniors may help to improve their health, say investigators. In more than 2,600 study participants, there was a 13% higher mortality rate over 12 years for every 5% reduction in REM sleep.
New meds may not solve residents’ sleep problems, expert says
Consider these alternatives before reaching for the prescription pad or clicking “order” in the EMR, says a University of Southern California gerontologist.
Pre-frailty awareness offers opportunities for successful aging
Adults with signs of pre-frailty can address health factors to help avoid progression to frailty and lower their mortality risk, say researchers.
