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Normal and Abnormal Sleep in the Elderly
- Source :
- Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 37:377-386
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- Sleep-related complaints are so common in older adults that it may be difficult to distinguish whether the complaint is a consequence of normal aging or a disease process. The elderly are more likely to have common medical problems that affect sleep, and the most common sleep problems, including sleep apnea and insomnia, are more prevalent in this demographic. This article briefly describes normal sleep in general, the clinical assessment of sleep complaints, and expected changes with aging, with an overview of the epidemiology of insomnia and sleep apnea in this age group.
- Subjects :
- Sleep Wake Disorders
Aging
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Polysomnography
Normal aging
Affect (psychology)
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Epidemiology
medicine
Insomnia
Humans
Aged
Sleep Stages
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Sleep apnea
medicine.disease
Sleep in non-human animals
Geriatrics and Gerontology
medicine.symptom
Sleep
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07490690
- Volume :
- 37
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....effd6bb5f2c5e06de326486dc620707b