Research on the relationship between sleep and aging

Abstract

With the in-depth development of population aging, the level of health reduction of the elderly groups sharply increased, the rapid aging of the population brought health problems became a major challenge of 21st-century Chinese society, how to healthy aging, continuously improve the health level of older people, improve the quality of life in old age, there is no doubt more holistic, targeted and innovative thinking. Several studies have proved that a healthy lifestyle can effectively improve the health of the elderly. However, a series of factors, such as poor sleep quality, continue to harm the health of the elderly, resulting in reduced quality of life. With the large scale and rapid aging, the proportion of the elderly in the population is also increasing. In an aging society, the biggest problems plaguing the elderly are the loss of sleep quality and the loss of memory and concentration. People may have sleep disorders as they get older, and sleep problems will affect memory. This study used literature research to summarize the relationship between population aging and sleep. Compared with previous studies, this paper is more targeted and comprehensive in explaining the relationship between the three from micro and macro perspectives: aging leads to changes in sleep structure and duration, which further affects memory ability.