Sleep disorder or simple sleep ontogeny? Tendency for morningness is associated with worse sleep quality in the elderly

A. A. Barbosa; M. A.L. Miguel; S. Tufik; F. C. Sabino; M. S. Cendoroglo; M. Pedrazzoli

doi:10.1590/1414-431X20165311

Sleep disorder or simple sleep ontogeny? Tendency for morningness is associated with worse sleep quality in the elderly

A. A. Barbosa, M. A.L. Miguel^*, S. Tufik, F. C. Sabino, M. S. Cendoroglo, M. Pedrazzoli

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the alterations in sleep and circadian parameters during the aging process. The study sample comprises volunteers older than 18 up to 90 years of age that answered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Horne and Östberg circadian preference questionnaire. We observed that the shift to morningness with increasing age is associated with a significant worsening in sleep quality. We discuss that this sleep profile characterized by morningness and worse sleep quality observed in elderly, when compared to younger people, reflects not necessarily a pathological state, but an expected profile for this age group.

Original language	English
Article number	e5311
Number of pages	6
Journal	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Volume	49
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/1414-431X20165311
Publication status	Published - 10 Oct 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chronotype
Circadian rhythmicity
Elderly
Sleep ontogeny
Sleep quality

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