siesta (daytime nap, catnap, napping)
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Introduction
Midday sleep.
Benefits:
- associated with reduced coronary mortality (RR = 0.63-0.66)[1]
- afternoon siesta associated with better cognitive function in aging Chinese[3]
Adverse effects
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Naska A, Oikonomou E, Trichopoulou A, Psaltopoulou T, Trichopoulos D. Siesta in healthy adults and coronary mortality in the general population. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Feb 12;167(3):296-301. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17296887
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Picarsic JL et al. Self-reported napping and duration and quality of sleep in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Sep; 56:1674. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18662202
Dautovich ND et al. Subjective and objective napping and sleep in older adults: Are evening naps 'bad' for nighttime sleep? J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Sep; 56:1681. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18691289
Vitiello MV. We have much more to learn about the relationships between napping and health in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Sep; 56:1753. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18691284 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cai H, Su N, Li W et al Relationship between afternoon napping and cognitive function in the ageing Chinese population. Gen Psychiatr. 2021 Jan 25;34(1):e100361 PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33585792 Free PMC article. https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/34/1/e100361
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gao C, Cai R, Zheng X, Gao L, Hu K, Li P 0350 Objectively-Assessed Napping Behaviors Predict Mortality in Middle-to-Older Aged Adults. Sleep. 2025 May, Volume 48, Issue Supplement_1, Page A152 Not yet indexed in PubMed https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/48/Supplement_1/A152/8135607