Objective and subjective sleep characteristics in hospitalized older adults and their associations to hospital outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sleep in the hospital setting is understudied, with limited literature describing measurement of sleep quality. This study among older inpatients in an acute-care hospital describes sleep characteristics both objectively and subjectively, and explores the associations of sleep with hospital outcomes.

Materials and methods

Older patients (n = 112) at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital were enrolled from January 2016 to November 2017. Sleep prior to admission was measured subjectively [Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)], while sleep during hospitalization was measured subjectively (sleep diaries) and objectively (actigraphy, averaged over all nights). Outcomes measured included change in cognition during the hospital stay (i.e., Montreal Cognitive Assessment),

SUBMITTER: Blackwell TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12713864 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature