Key result
Day-to-day deterioration in sleep quantity and quality significantly impaired standing balance in healthy adults, as evidenced by increased centre of pressure displacement area (median difference 0.042 cm2, p=0.035).
Why the study?
Although acute sleep deprivation affects balance, the effects of variations in sleep quality and pattern over consecutive days have received less attention.
Do day-to-day variations in sleep quality affect standing balance in healthy adults?
Comparison
Deterioration in sleep quantity and quality vs no significant alterations
Design
Observational study
Follow-up
Two consecutive days
Authors
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May signal higher fall risk from poor sleep; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective trials before practice implications.
Observational (n=20)
No
Do day-to-day variations in sleep quality affect standing balance in healthy adults?
p-value: p=0.035
Day-to-day deterioration in sleep quality and quantity significantly impairs standing balance in healthy adults.
Montesinos et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Healthy adults (n=20). Day-to-day deterioration in sleep quality vs. No significant alterations in sleep quality was evaluated on Centre of pressure (COP) displacement area (average of both feet) (p=0.035). Day-to-day deterioration in sleep quantity and quality significantly impaired standing balance in healthy adults, as evidenced by increased centre of pressure displacement area (median difference 0.042 cm2, p=0.035).
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