Browsing Medical Gerontology by Subject "Actigraphy"
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Associations between cognitive function, actigraphy-based and self-reported sleep in older community-dwelling adults: Findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
(Wiley, 2020)Objective: Cognitive impairment is prevalent in older ages. Associations with sleep are well established; however, ambiguity remains in which sleep characteristics contribute to this impairment. We examined cross-sectional ... -
Discrepancies in self-reported and actigraphy-based sleep duration are associated with self-reported insomnia symptoms in community-dwelling older adults
(2021)Objectives: To establish agreement between self-reported and actigraphy-based total sleep time (TST). To determine the impact of self-reported sleep problems on these measurements. Design: Cross-sectional study using data ... -
Objective Sleep Duration in Older Adults: Results From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
(Wiley, 2020)Objective: This study assessed the distribution and correlates of objective sleep duration in the older population in Ireland. Design: Cross-sectional study using population-derived data from wave 3 of The Irish Longitudinal ... -
Sleep habits in older adults in Ireland: Associations with physical and cognitive function
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. CentreFor Medical Gerontology, 2021)Sleep acts as the rest cycle for the body, during which restorative processes such as muscle growth, repair and memory consolidation occur. Sleep duration and chronotype have been identified as areas of interest to improve ...