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The relationship between reported problems falling asleep and cognition among African American elderly
Author(s)Alyssa A Gamaldo, Jason C Allaire, Keith E Whitfield
Journal titleResearch on Aging, vol 30, no 6, November 2008
Pagespp 752-767
KeywordsBlack people ; Sleep disorders ; Sleep behaviour ; Cognitive processes ; Living in the community ; Correlation ; United States of America.
AnnotationAnalyses were conducted on 174 older independently living, community dwelling African Americans (mean age 72.74; range 65 to 90), to examine the relationship between their cognitive performance and self-reported trouble falling asleep. Cognitive performance was measured using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Forward Digit Span task, Backward Digit Span task, Alpha Span task, and California Verbal Learning Test. Results suggest that individuals who reported trouble falling asleep tended to perform significantly worse than those not reporting trouble with falling asleep on measures tapping short-term memory and working memory after controlling for age, education, gender, depression, and current health. These results demonstrate that a self-report of sleep difficulty may be a unique predictor of cognitive performance. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-081104210 A
ClassmarkTKE: CTS: CG: DA: K4: 49: 7T

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