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Daily social/physical activity improves sleep and cognition in the elderly

ollowed by seated social interaction (talking while playing board or card games). The final period consisted of mild to moderate physical activity, such as rapid walking, calisthenics or dancing, ending with a 10-minute cool-down.

Cognitive and psychomotor performance was assessed at the beginning and end of the study. Participants maintained daily sleep diaries in which bedtime, wake-up time, estimated total sleep time, naps, etc., were recorded. Daily activity recordings were obtained via wrist monitors to verify sleep periods.

Results of the study showed that participation in a short-duration social and physical activity program improved cognitive performance by 4 to 6 percent and improved subjective sleep quality in older adults.

Future controlled randomized clinical studies of behavioral approaches are needed to confirm the benefits of increasing social and physical activity levels in older sedentary adults with insomnia, the researchers said.


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Contact: Elizabeth Crown
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312-503-8928
Northwestern University
14-Dec-2004


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