ArticleFrontiers in sleep2025
Improving sleep health through sleep hygiene education in adults aged 50-80 years.
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- Sleep Hygiene and Symptom Burden in Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clocks & sleep · 2026Article
- Speech and Language Changes During Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep with Potential Diagnostic Markers: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Sleep plays a critical role in maintaining physical and cognitive health in older adults, yet sleep problems are highly prevalent in this population. Conventional management strategies often rely on pharmacological interventions, which may cause adverse side effects, evidencing the need for safe, low-cost alternatives. Sleep hygiene education offers a promising approach, and this study evaluates the efficacy of a strategy combining a one-time educational video and daily automated text messages in improving sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and overall sleep hygiene practices among older adults. Methods: Participants completed an electronic survey that collected demographic information and included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI), Perceived Stress Scale, and Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Each participant wore a Fitbit sleep tracker for 2 weeks to establish baseline data on total sleep time, time awake, time in rapid eye movement (REM)/light/deep sleep, and sleep efficiency. Participants were then randomly assigned to a control group, a video-only group, or a video-plus-text group. Sleep tracking continued for 4 additional weeks, and all assessments were repeated at the end of the study. Results: A total of 119 participants (mean age 66.5 ± 7.2 years; 77 females) completed the study. Paired Discussion: Findings indicate that video-based sleep hygiene education, with or without supplemental text messaging, was associated with improvements in subjective sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and sleep hygiene behaviors. However, these improvements were not reflected in objective sleep measures, highlighting a discrepancy commonly reported in sleep research. Conclusion: Brief, low-cost sleep hygiene education interventions, delivered through video or a combination of video and text messaging, may improve perceived sleep quality and sleep-related behaviors in older adults.
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