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Chapter 18 - Sleep disorders in the elderly*

from Section III - Care of the elderly by organ system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

By
Joseph M. Dzierzewski ,
Juan C. Rodriguez  and
Cathy Alessi
Edited by
Jan Busby-Whitehead ,
Christine Arenson ,
Samuel C. Durso ,
Daniel Swagerty ,
Laura Mosqueda ,
Maria Fiatarone Singh  and
William Reichel
Jan Busby-Whitehead
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina
Christine Arenson
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Samuel C. Durso
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Daniel Swagerty
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
Laura Mosqueda
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Maria Fiatarone Singh
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
William Reichel
Affiliation:
Georgetown University, Washington DC
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Summary

Sleep disorders in late life are typically unrecognized, underdiagnosed, and poorly treated. Epidemiological studies report that more than 50% of older adults meet diagnostic criteria for one or more sleep disorders. These sleep disorders often are associated with negative changes in quality of life and increased health care burden and mortality rates, among other serious consequences. Contextual factors may complicate the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in late life. Insomnia and sleep apnea are the two most common sleep disorders in older patients. Both psychological interventions and pharmacotherapy are treatments for insomnia and sleep apnea.
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Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Clinical Aspects of Aging
 , pp. 264 - 273
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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