Cohen-Mansfield J, Werner P, Freedman L
Research Institute of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
Sleep. 1995 Oct;18(8):674-80.
An observational study was conducted to describe the physical and social environment of sleep of 16 highly agitated and cognitively impaired nursing home residents, and the relationships between manifestations of agitation and sleep. Results showed that nursing home residents were more likely to be observed asleep when alone, in their own rooms, and between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Considerable amounts of sleep were also observed during the day. Great individual variation was observed in the presence of sleep-related disorders, although a tendency was observed for more fragmented sleep during the day hours. Almost all the agitated behaviors observed decreased immediately after sleep. Similar to findings of objective studies, much individual variation was found in sleep patterns and sleep pathology of cognitively impaired and highly agitated nursing home residents. Findings suggest that agitation may be exacerbated by fatigue.
开展了一项观察性研究，以描述16名高度烦躁且认知受损的养老院居民的睡眠身体和社会环境，以及烦躁表现与睡眠之间的关系。结果显示，养老院居民在独自于自己房间且晚上9点至凌晨5点之间时，被观察到入睡的可能性更大。白天也观察到相当多的睡眠时间。在睡眠相关障碍方面观察到很大的个体差异，尽管白天有睡眠碎片化加剧的趋势。几乎所有观察到的烦躁行为在睡眠后立即减少。与客观研究的结果相似，在认知受损且高度烦躁的养老院居民的睡眠模式和睡眠病理方面发现了很大的个体差异。研究结果表明，疲劳可能会加剧烦躁情绪。
