Afternoon napping and cognition in chinese older adults: Findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Baseline Assessment
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Li, Junxin, Cacchione, Pamela Z., Hodgson, Nancy, Riegel, Barbara, Keenan, Brendan T., Scharf, Mathew T., Richards, Kathy C. and Gooneratne, Nalaka S.. (2017). Afternoon napping and cognition in chinese older adults: Findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Baseline Assessment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 65(2), pp. 373 - 380. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14368
Authors | Li, Junxin, Cacchione, Pamela Z., Hodgson, Nancy, Riegel, Barbara, Keenan, Brendan T., Scharf, Mathew T., Richards, Kathy C. and Gooneratne, Nalaka S. |
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Abstract | Objectives: To examine the cross-sectional associations between self-reported postlunch napping and structured cognitive assessments in Chinese older adults. Design: Cross-sectional cohort study. Setting: China. Participants: Individuals aged 65 and older from the baseline national wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) (N = 2,974). Measurements: Interview-based cognitive assessments of orientation and attention, episodic memory, visuospatial abilities, and a combined global cognition score incorporating these assessments. Other self-reported or interview-based assessments included postlunch napping duration, nighttime sleep duration, demographic characteristics, health habits, comorbidities, functional status and social activities. According to reported napping duration, older adults were categorized as non-nappers (0 minutes), short nappers ( < 30 minutes), moderate nappers (30–90 minutes), and extended nappers ( > 90 minutes). Results: Postlunch napping was reporting in 57.7% of participants for a mean of 63 minutes. Cognitive function was significantly associated with napping (P < .001). Between-group comparisons showed that moderate nappers had better overall cognition than nonnappers (P < .001) or extended nappers (P = .01). Nonnappers also had significantly poorer cognition than short nappers (P = .03). In multiple regression analysis, moderate napping was significantly associated with better cognition than non- (P = .004), short (P= .04), and extended napping (P = .002), after controlling for demographic characteristics, body mass index, depression, instrumental activities of daily living, social activities, and nighttime sleep duration. Conclusion: A cross-sectional association was found between moderate postlunch napping and better cognition in Chinese older adults. The cross-sectional design and self-reported measures of sleep limited the findings. Longitudinal studies with objective napping measures are needed to further test this hypothesis. |
Keywords | postlunch napping; sleep duration; cognition; older adults |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society |
Journal citation | 65 (2), pp. 373 - 380 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
ISSN | 0002-8614 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14368 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85007258934 |
Page range | 373 - 380 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
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