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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci 2023; 16(02): 231-236
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770796
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In the Hands of Hypnos: Associations between Sleep, Cognitive Performance and Financial Capacity in aMCI and Mild AD

Vaitsa Giannouli 
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, Greece
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Magda Tsolaki
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, Greece
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Abstract

Objective The aim of this monocentric observational study is to assess whether sleep disorders can predict financial capacity in single-and multiple-domain aMCI (amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment), mild Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and healthy controls.

Methods Older participants from Northern Greece were examined with several neuropsychological tests, including Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and the Legal Capacity for Property Law Transactions Assessment Scale (LCPLTAS). Sleep duration and quality were based on caregiver/family members' reports in the Sleep Disorders Inventory (SDI).

Results These preliminary findings coming from 147 participants indicate for the first time that apart from MMSE, complex cognitive functions, such as financial capacity may be also directly linked to the frequency of sleep-disturbed behaviours as indicated by SDI frequency questions, both in aMCI and mild AD.

Discussion An urgency for further investigation of the neglected sleep factor should be added in financial capacity assessment protocols.

Keywords

Sleep - Cognition - Financial capacity - aMCI - mild AD

Description of Authors' Roles

VG designed the study, collected the data, and wrote the paper. MT supervised the study.


Acknowledgments Including Sources of Support

None.




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06. Juli 2023

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