GERONTOPSYCHOLOGICAL PILOT-STUDY OF SLEEP IN THE AGED - EXPERIENCE WITH THE NUREMBERG GERONTOPSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY NAI

Authors
JOST K VOLK S STECKER K BLASS K BERMES U PFLUG B
Citation
K. Jost et al., GERONTOPSYCHOLOGICAL PILOT-STUDY OF SLEEP IN THE AGED - EXPERIENCE WITH THE NUREMBERG GERONTOPSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY NAI, Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie, 26(6), 1993, pp. 471-475
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology","Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
0044281X
Volume
26
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
471 - 475
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-281X(1993)26:6<471:GPOSIT>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
In an ongoing study of sleep in aged seniors the relationship between physiological, pathophysiological changes of sleep parameters and cogn itive function was studied. It will be argued that the Nuremberg geron topsychological inventory is superior to commonly used psychometric te st-batteries to assess cognitive function in the aged. Preliminary res ults on the application of the Nuremberg gerontopsychological inventor y will be presented, which were achieved in 10, non-demented, independ ently living subjects aged 80 to 85 years. The relationship between su bjective complaints on aging, everyday activities and psychometric ass essed performance was analyzed in detail.