Effects of sleep and memory intervention on memory among older people

Objective To discuss the effects of sleep and memory intervention on memory among the elderly in community.Methods In one community of Tangshan city,the memory and sleep quality of the people at age of 60 years and above were tested by Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test Second Edition(RBMT-)and Pittsburge Sleep Quality Inex (PSQI).Ninety elders with both sleep disorders and dysmnesia were chosen and divided in to control group,memory intervention group and the sleep+memory intervention group.After the intervention,the effects of intervention were compared.Results Compared to the control group,there were significant improvements in recalling message(instantly),face recognizing,orientation in the two intervention groups(P<0.05).Compared to the memory intervention group,there were significant improvements in recalling story(instantly)(5.37±2.32 vs 2.75±1.62),recalling name(3.50±0.57 vs 4.22±1.41),PSQI score(6.53±3.28 vs 8.70±2.84)in the sleep+memory intervention group(P<0.05).Conclusion The sleep quality have an influence on memory among the elderly.Sleep intervention combined with memory intervention is more effective for postponing the decline of memory among the elderly.