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Sleep and cognition in older adults

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Dzierzewski, Joseph M., Dautovich, Natalie, Ravyts, Scott·2018·Sleep Medicine Clinics

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Increased age is associated with normative declines in both sleep and cognitive functioning. Although there are some inconsistencies in the literature, negative sleep changes are associated with worse cognitive functioning. This negative relationship holds true across normal-sleeping older adults, older adults with insomnia, older adults with sleep disordered breathing, cognitively healthy older adults, and older adults with dementia. There are mixed results regarding potential benefits of sleep treatments on cognitive functions; however, this line of research deserves added attention because the potential mechanisms of action are likely distinct from other interventions to improve cognition.

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  • These challenges are usually interconnected and can severely impact an ageing individual's daily functioning, quality of life, and health span.

    “These challenges are usually interconnected and can severely impact an ageing individual's daily functioning, quality of life (QoL), and health span [5, 6].”

    From Ocular light exposure interventions for sleep, circadian rhythms, rest-activity cycles, mood, and cognitive function in older adults: An Overview of Cochrane and non-Cochrane Systematic Reviews (2025) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Conclusions and Future Directions section (page unavailable) says sleep and cognitive functioning appear related in later life, supporting the interconnectedness of those challenges. The paper also reports poorer cognitive performance associated with sleep problems, but the passages do not establish severe effects on daily functioning, quality of life, or health span. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Dzierzewski, J. M., Dautovich, N., & Ravyts, S.
Affiliations
Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
Corresponding author
Dzierzewski, Joseph M.
Venue
Sleep Medicine Clinics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-03
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
93-106
ISSN
1556-407X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2772000329
Cited by
279
References
86
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 54 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
FWCI
1.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine Clinics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (K23AG049955)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
sleep, cognition, older adults, cognitive decline, insomnia, sleep-disordered breathing, dementia, sleep interventions, aging
MeSH terms
Aged, Cognition, Dementia, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Sleep, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sleep Wake Disorders, Cognitive Dysfunction

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