| Literature DB >> 2246453 |
K Meguro1, M Ueda, T Yamaguchi, Y Sekita, H Yamazaki, Y Oikawa, Y Kikuchi, T Matsuzawa.
Abstract
The sleep/wake patterns of 121 chronically ill, mentally and physically handicapped patients were visually monitored hourly for 14 consecutive days. Four types of sleep/wake patterns were found. In order to investigate how cognitive and physical functions correlated with sleep disorders, patients were classified based on a scale of mental function and the grading of daily activity. The percent of total sleep hours and the sleep rating, showing disturbances in sleep/wake pattern, were evaluated. We found a high degree of individuality in sleep/wake patterns. Sleep disturbance was associated with daily activity as well as with cognitive impairment. This monitoring system provides medical personnel with valuable information for clinical management.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2246453 DOI： 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb01495.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc ISSN： 0002-8614 Impact factor: 5.562