TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep disturbance of residents in a continuing care retirement community
AU - Chaperon, Claudia M.
AU - Farr, Lynne A.
AU - LoChiano, Ellen
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the differences in temperature rhythms, rest/activity rhythms, melatonin rhythms, sleep percentages, and daytime sleepiness between two cohort-matched older adult groups in a continuing care retirement residence. Ten nursing home residents experienced disrupted rhythms, slept more, and experienced more daytime sleepiness compared with 10 apartment-dwelling residents. Nighttime light exposure was small in both groups but significantly greater in the nursing home. Gerontological nursing practice implications are to improve older residents' sleep by eliminating nighttime light and sleep-disrupting routines in all care settings for older adults.
AB - The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the differences in temperature rhythms, rest/activity rhythms, melatonin rhythms, sleep percentages, and daytime sleepiness between two cohort-matched older adult groups in a continuing care retirement residence. Ten nursing home residents experienced disrupted rhythms, slept more, and experienced more daytime sleepiness compared with 10 apartment-dwelling residents. Nighttime light exposure was small in both groups but significantly greater in the nursing home. Gerontological nursing practice implications are to improve older residents' sleep by eliminating nighttime light and sleep-disrupting routines in all care settings for older adults.
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U2 - 10.3928/00989134-20071001-04
DO - 10.3928/00989134-20071001-04
M3 - Article
C2 - 17955735
AN - SCOPUS:36348932736
SN - 0098-9134
VL - 33
SP - 21
EP - 28
JO - Journal of gerontological nursing
JF - Journal of gerontological nursing
IS - 10
ER -