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ArticlePsychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society2023

Sleep profile in a population of community-dwelling nonagenarians: data from the Mugello study.

Barbara Binazzi, Federica Provini, Silvia Pancani, Antonello Grippo, Federica Vannetti, Guido Pasquini, Roberta Frandi, Nona Turcan, Lorenzo Razzolini, Francesca Cecchi and 2 more

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Article in Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. A gradual and sustainable approach to diagnosing sleep and circadian disturbances in dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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Barbara BinazziIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.
Federica ProviniDepartment of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Silvia PancaniIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1595-8492
Antonello GrippoIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.
Federica VannettiIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.
Guido PasquiniIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.
Roberta FrandiIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.
Nona TurcanIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.
Lorenzo RazzoliniDepartment of Neurofarba, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Francesca CecchiIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.
Raffaello Molino LovaIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.
Claudio MacchiIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.

Funding

Current Research Funds (2011/2012 and 2013/14) from the Italian Ministry of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVery few studies have investigated sleep characteristics in the oldest-old individuals (aged ≥85 years) and data collected often rely on self-reported information. This study had three aims: (i) to objectively assess, using a wearable device, the sleep characteristics of a large community of oldest-old subjects; (ii) to assess differences in sleep parameters between self-reported 'good sleepers' and 'bad sleepers'; (iii) to assess whether there was a relationship between sleep parameters and cognitive status in this community-dwelling population.

methodsThere were 178 subjects (74.2% women, median age 92 years) included in the 'Mugello study', who wore an armband 24 h/day for at least two consecutive nights to estimate sleep parameters. The perceived sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the cognitive status through the Mini-Mental State Examination. Continuous variables were compared between men/women, and good/bad sleepers with the independent t-test or Mann-Whitney U-test, according to data distribution. Chi-square test was used for categorical/dichotomous variables. An ordinal logistic regression model was used to study the possible association between sleep parameters and cognitive function.

resultsParticipants spent in bed nearly 9 h, with a total sleep time of 7 h, a sleep onset latency of 17 min, and a sleep efficiency of 83%. Sleep onset latency was significantly associated with different cognitive levels when age and education level were considered. No significant difference in sleep parameters estimated using the SenseWear armband were found between poor (n = 136, 76.4%) and good sleepers (n = 42, 23.6%), identified according to the PSQI.

conclusionsIn this study, actigraphic measurements revealed that subjects with a cognitive decline were more prone to increased sleep onset latency. Sleep quality assessed using the PSQI was not coherent with actigraphic measurements in this sample, supporting the need for objective measures when investigating sleep quality in the oldest-old population.

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Cognitive DysfunctionSleep Wake DisordersActigraphyAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMaleNonagenariansSleepactigraphyMini-Mental State Examinationnonagenarianssleepsleep quality

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