Trial reportJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2014
Effect of exercise and cognitive activity on self-reported sleep quality in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive complaints: a randomized controlled trial.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exercise intervention on sleep quality in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of stress on sleep quality: a mediation analysis based on longitudinal data.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Effects of Taijiquan and Qigong exercises on depression and anxiety levels in patients with substance use disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sports medicine and health science · 2022Review
- Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of Personalized Computerized Cognitive Training for Individuals With Insomnia.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Psychological Interventions for Late-life Insomnia: Current and Emerging Science.Current sleep medicine reports · 2018Article
- Long-Term Effects of Tai Chi Intervention on Sleep and Mental Health of Female Individuals With Dependence on Amphetamine-Type Stimulants.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Relationship between daily isoflavone intake and sleep in Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study.Nutrition journal · 2015Article
- The effects of a community-centered muscle strengthening exercise program using an elastic band on the physical abilities and quality of life of the rural elderly.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- The Role of Sleep and Sleep Disorders in the Development, Diagnosis, and Management of Neurocognitive Disorders.Frontiers in neurology · 2015Review
- Measuring sleep quality in older adults: a comparison using subjective and objective methods.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2015Article
- Measuring physical activity in older adults: calibrating cut-points for the MotionWatch 8(©).Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2015Article
- Effects of resistance exercise training and stretching on chronic insomnia.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)Article
- Lifetime alcohol use and cognitive performance in older adults.Journal of addictive diseasesArticle
- Physical Activity in Older Persons.Missouri medicineArticle
- A clinical trial to compare the effects of aerobic training and resistance training on sleep quality and quality of life in older adults with sleep disturbance.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the effects of different types of physical and mental activity on self-reported sleep quality over 12 weeks in older adults with cognitive and sleep complaints.
designRandomized controlled trial.
settingGeneral community.
participantsSeventy-two inactive community-dwelling older adults with self-reported sleep and cognitive problems (mean age 73.3 ± 6.1; 60% women).
interventionRandom allocation to four arms using a two-by-two factorial design: aerobic+cognitive training, aerobic+educational DVD, stretching+cognitive training, and stretching+educational DVD arms (60 min/d, 3 d/wk for physical and mental activity for 12 weeks). MEASUREMENTS: Change in sleep quality using seven questions from the Sleep Disorders Questionnaire on the 2005 to 2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (range 0-28, with higher scores reflecting worse sleep quality). Analyses used intention-to-treat methods.
resultsSleep quality scores did not differ at baseline, but there was a significant difference between the study arms in change in sleep quality over time (P < .005). Mean sleep quality scores improved significantly more in the stretching+educational DVD arm (5.1 points) than in the stretching+cognitive training (1.2 points), aerobic+educational DVD (1.1 points), or aerobic+cognitive training (0.25 points) arms (all P < .05, corrected for multiple comparisons). Differences between arms were strongest for waking at night (P = .02) and taking sleep medications (P = .004).
conclusionSelf-reported sleep quality improved significantly more with low-intensity physical and mental activities than with moderate- or high-intensity activities in older adults with self-reported cognitive and sleep difficulties. Future longer-term studies with objective sleep measures are needed to corroborate these results.
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