Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 806 West Franklin Street, Room 306, Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA.
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA.
Sleep Med Clin. 2022 Jun;17(2):205-222. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2022.02.001.
Little is known regarding sleep's association with the traditional developmental course of late-life cognitive functioning. As the number of older adults increases worldwide, an enhanced understanding of age-related changes in sleep and cognition is necessary to slow decline and promote optimal aging. This review synthesizes the extant literature on sleep and cognitive function in healthy older adults, older adults with insomnia, and older adults with sleep apnea, incorporating information on the potential promising effects of treating poor sleep on cognitive outcomes in older adults. Unifying theories of the sleep-cognition association, possible mechanisms of action, and important unanswered questions are identified.
关于睡眠与老年人认知功能的传统发展过程的关系，我们知之甚少。随着全球老年人口的增加，我们有必要深入了解与年龄相关的睡眠和认知变化，以减缓衰退速度，促进老年人的最佳状态。本综述综合了关于健康老年人、失眠老年人以及睡眠呼吸暂停老年人的睡眠与认知功能的现有文献，纳入了关于改善老年人睡眠对认知结果的潜在有益影响的信息。确定了睡眠与认知关联的统一理论、可能的作用机制以及重要的未解决问题。
