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Prof. John Postma
Bellevue College
Psychology 100
02/28/2018
Sleep and Human Aging
The aging clock: circadian rhythms and later life
Sleep Disorders and Dementia: From Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Decisions
The Summary
These three articles have proved sleep quality can affect people's health, and poor sleep quality
has been demonstrated to be the key age-associated changes. These research findings are all
surveyed by all around the world. These studies show that sleep influence human health, it will
make people who do not have good sleep unhealthy; circadian rhythms will not only affect
peoples’ health, but also affect their elderly life; and having Sleep Disorders will make elderly
men get dementia.
In the first study, Sleep and Aging, it mentions about the macro-level structure of sleep and the
details about sleep will change as people progress in their elderly life. Also, the research gives
one factor that appears to determine elderly people are prone to daytime napping and excessive
daytime sleepiness is the presence of comorbid situation means they may suffer from some
diseases, such as chronic pain, depression, and frequent urination break. In the study, it always
