Participate in a Sleep and Memory Study in Older Adults

January 5, 2017 News

Sleep and Memory Study in Older Adults

People are constantly developing and changing throughout the course of a lifetime. Specifically, sleep patterns and quality are known to change as people get older. Dr. Marie Hayes and Katrina Daigle, graduate student, are conducting research to assess a new sleep monitoring device that identifies sleep movements and breathing changes throughout the night. The goal is to examine the relationship between sleep quality and brain health in individuals who are 65 to 85 years old. Your participation in this research will help identify people with a high risk of fast brain health decline and may provide information about sleep quality and brain functioning.

What is involved?

  • A two night sleep study
    • A mattress sheet with tiny sensors will be placed under your bed-sheet to measure sleep movements for two nights in a row.
  • A short memory task to take before and after sleep on the second night
  • A 1- month follow-up visit to complete brain and memory function testing. We will conduct this test in your home, at the Mood and Memory clinic at Acadia hospital, or a University of Maine research lab. It will take about 90 minutes.

What will you receive in exchange for participation?

  • $100 visa gift card for the two night sleep study,
  • $50 visa gift card for the follow-up visit,
  • New information about your own sleep and brain functioning.

All information is confidential.

If you have any questions or concerns or are interested in participating in this study, please contact Katrina Daigle at (207) 365-7255, or email katrina.daigle@maine.edu