
ESB intervention could not affect the cardiac structure and left ventricular ejection fraction. In similar cases, the MV values in the EG were also higher than that in the CG ( p = 0.009). Results: After 12-week exercise intervention, ESB improved sleep quality, latency, duration, disturbance and daytime dysfunction when compared to conventional exercise. Adjusted Cox models were used to explore an interaction between PSQI and ESB exercise. The correlation between sleep and memory quality was analyzed using PSQI scores and word pairs via the Pearson correlation coefficients test. Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scores (poor sleepers ≥8 and normal sleepers 7), left ventricular posterior wall (LVPW) thickness, and maximum ventilation (MV, to evaluate cardiopulmonary function) values were measured. EG patients received 60 min ESB exercises 5 times a week for 12 weeks CG patients received normal exercise. Methods: Older adults with AFAS and sleep disorders were recruited and divided into the ESB (EG, n = 85) and control groups (CG, general exercise, n = 85). This study aims to explore the effects of eight-section brocade (ESB) on sleep quality, memory, and cardiopulmonary function in the older adults with AFAS.



Purpose: Poor sleep quality is harmful for everyone and potentially even more harmful for older adults with atrial fibrillation-associated stroke (AFAS). 2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.1Department of Cadre Ward, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.Wei Lv 1†, Xinxin Wang 1†, Jia Liu 2* and Ping Yu 2*
