Effects of an adapted mattress in musculoskeletal pain and sleep quality in institutionalized elders

Publication date: Available online 25 September 2015 Source:Sleep Science Author(s): Anculle Arauco Victor, Zamudio Herrera Rodrigo, Mendiola Yamasato Andrea, Guillen Mendoza Daniel, Pedro José Ortiz Saavedra, Tania Tello Rodríguez, Darwin Vizcarra-Escobar We aimed to evaluate the impact in sleep quality and musculoskeletal pain of a Medium-Firm Mattress (MFM), and their relationship with objective sleep parameters in a group of institutionalized elders. The sample size included forty older adults with musculoskeletal pain. We did a clinical assessment at baseline and weekly trough the study period of four weeks. We employed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Pain Visual Analog Scale (P-VAS). Additionally a sub-group of good sleepers, selected from PSQI baseline evaluation, were studied with actigraphy and randomized to MFM or High Firm Mattress (HFM), in two consecutive nights. We found a significant reduction of cervical, dorsal and lumbar pain. PSQI results did not change. The actigraphy evaluation found a significant shorter sleep onset latency with MFM, and a slightly better, but not statistically significant, sleep efficiency. The medium firmness mattress improved musculoskeletal pain and modified the sleep latency.
Source: Sleep Science - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research