Publication: Sleep quality, neurocognitive performance, and memory self-appraisal in middle-aged and older adults with memory complaints
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2021-07-01
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1741203X
10416102
10416102
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Mahidol University
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International Psychogeriatrics. Vol.33, No.7 (2021), 703-713
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Prabha Siddarth, Kitikan Thana-Udom, Rashi Ojha, David Merrill, Joseph M. Dzierzewski, Karen Miller, Gary W. Small, Linda Ercoli Sleep quality, neurocognitive performance, and memory self-appraisal in middle-aged and older adults with memory complaints. International Psychogeriatrics. Vol.33, No.7 (2021), 703-713. doi:10.1017/S1041610220003324 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/78118
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Sleep quality, neurocognitive performance, and memory self-appraisal in middle-aged and older adults with memory complaints
Abstract
Objective: Because of inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between sleep quality and cognitive function in people with age-related memory complaints, we examined how self-reports of sleep quality were related to multiple domains of both objective and subjective cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults. Design: A cross-sectional study involving analysis of baseline data, collected as part of a clinical trial. Measurements: Two hundred and three participants (mean age = 60.4 [6.5] years, 69.0% female) with mild memory complaints were asked to rate their sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and their memory performance using the Memory Functioning Questionnaire (MFQ), which measures self-awareness of memory ability. Neurocognitive performance was evaluated using the Continuous Performance Test (CPT), Trail Making Test, Buschke Selective Reminding Test, and the Brief Visuospatial Test - Revised (BVMT-R). Results: Total PSQI scores were significantly associated with objective measures of sustained attention (CPT hit reaction time by block and standard error by block) and subjective memory loss (MFQ frequency and seriousness of forgetting). The PSQI components of (poorer) sleep quality and (greater) sleep disturbance were related to (worse) sustained attention scores while increased sleep latency and daytime sleepiness were associated with greater frequency and seriousness of forgetting. Conclusions: Sleep quality is related to both objective measures of sustained attention and self-awareness of memory decline. These findings suggest that interventions for improving sleep quality may contribute not only to improving the ability to focus on a particular task but also in reducing memory complaints in middle-aged and older adults.