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The Role of Heart Failure, Daytime Sleepiness, and Disturbed Sleep on Cognition
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The Role of Heart Failure, Daytime Sleepiness, and Disturbed Sleep on Cognition

Chooza Moon, Ju Young Yoon and Lisa C Bratzke
Western journal of nursing research, Vol.39(4), pp.473-491
04/2017
DOI: 10.1177/0193945916675587
PMCID: PMC5406265
PMID: 27784834
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Abstract

Disturbed sleep and daytime sleepiness may interfere with possible direct relationships between heart failure (HF) and cognition, yet there is limited research investigating this relationship. We aimed to investigate possible mediating roles of disturbed sleep and daytime sleepiness on the relationship between HF and selected cognitive domains among individuals with and without HF. In a cross-sectional design study, we examined the data of 841 older adults with and without HF from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (ADAMS). We found individuals with HF were likely to have a higher degree of disturbed sleep and daytime sleepiness. Both disturbed sleep and daytime sleepiness were significant predictors of cognition. We found that only daytime sleepiness mediated the relationship between the presence of HF and cognitive domains, such as in attention, memory, and executive function after controlling for covariates. Interventions to improve daytime sleepiness among individuals with HF may also help improving cognition.
Heart Failure - complications Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Heart Failure - physiopathology Aged, 80 and over Cognition - physiology Female Male Sleep Wake Disorders - complications Sleep Wake Disorders - physiopathology

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