Nighttime ambient temperature and sleep in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT: This longitudinal study examines the association between bedroom nighttime temperature and sleep quality in a sample of community dwelling older adults. Using wearable sleep monitors and environmental sensors, we assessed sleep duration, efficiency, and restlessness over an extended period within participants' homes while controlling for potential confounders and covariates. Our findings demonstrated that sleep was most efficient and restful when nighttime ambient temperature ranged between 20 and 25 °C, with a clinically relevant 5-10 % drop in sleep efficiency when the temperature increased from 25 °C to 30 °C. The associations were primarily nonlinear, and substantial between-subject variations were observed. These results highlight the potential to enhance sleep quality in older adults

SUBMITTER: Baniassadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529213 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature