title: Sleep, memory, and learning in off-pump coronary artery bypass patients.
abstract: In this study, I examined sleep, memory, and learning in off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) patients. Sixty-six men and women aged >or=60 years wore actigraphs to record sleep and completed sleep diaries for two 24-hour periods following OPCAB surgery. Prior to discharge from the hospital, participants completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. No significant correlations were found between habitual sleep, sleep time, efficiency, number, and duration of awakenings, daytime napping, or memory and learning. Nighttime sleep was short with frequent disturbances, and daytime sleep accounted for half the daily sleep time. Participants scored low in learning and delayed recall. These findings suggest the need to assess sleep and cognition in patients recovering from OPCAB surgery.
authors.affiliation: Ann May Center for Nursing, Meridian Health, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Rosa I, 1945 Route 33, Neptune, NJ 07754, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hedges
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012890:Sleep