Taken From Medscape Primary Care
Topics in Adult Primary Care - Insomnia Expert Column
Insomnia in the Older Adult
Posted 04/21/2006
by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD
Introduction
Insomnia is defined as a complaint of difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and/or nonrestorative sleep, which results in daytime consequences. Older adults suffer from difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep, but the most common complaints in the elderly are of sleep-maintenance insomnia (an inability to maintain sleep throughout the night) and early-morning insomnia (awakening early in the morning with an inability to return to sleep).
Research has shown that when compared with those who don't have sleep problems, adults with insomnia report diminished quality of life, depression, and anxiety[1,2] and experience slower reaction times, poorer balance, and poorer memory.[3-5] Furthermore, cognitive function in older adults with insomnia has been shown to be reduced compared with controls who have ... Read Full Post..
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