Daily Impact of Medical Cannabis on Anxiety and Sleep Quality in Older Adults
These findings provide evidence of momentary improvements in pain, anxiety, depression, and indirect benefits for sleep quality. In combination with other findings, the results advance our understanding of the efficacy and limitations of MC among older adults. Findings are limited by MC measurement and sample homogeneity (primarily White, non-Hispanic female). Future research should seek to further measurement of use and corresponding effects and examine expectancy effects in aging clinical populations.
Authors
- Nichole R. Lighthall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8131-8373)
- Quinn Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8165-5580)
- Madison Maynard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9433-2668)
- Robert D. Dvorak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0613-1277)
- Daniel Paulson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4299-2437)
- Emily K. Burr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5853-3924)
- Apollonia E. Lysandrou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7798-5042)
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (BO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2025.2484827
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health