# Nighttime ambient temperature and sleep in community-dwelling older adults

Baniassadi A, Manor B, Yu W, Travison T, Lipsitz L · Science of the Total Environment 899:165623 · 2023



## Key finding

Sleep efficiency was best between ~20–25 °C (68–77 °F) in older adults and dropped 5–10% as rooms warmed — cooler is better, personal range matters.



[Read the paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Nighttime+ambient+temperature+and+sleep+in+community-dwelling+older+adults)

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