ABC of sleep disorders. Sleep and sleep problems in elderly people.

Abstract

The reasons for special consideration of sleep and its problems among elderly people are: * Increased dissatisfaction with the quality of sleep, complaints about insomnia, and use ofhypnotic drugs, particularly among women * Sleep architecture changes with increasing age -* Insomnia may be a marker ofphysical or psychological disorders, and of JAA ' , _social or environmental problems * The importance ofthe beneficial effects ofhealthy sleep, particularly of * tt-,7 .optimalcentral nervous system performance, during the day * There is a need for a more circumspect and thoughtful approach to sleep problems in later life.alence ofsleep problems and use ofhypnotic drugs ..~~~~.. Surveys in Britain and the United States ... 11 p :s, ..** ,,*uring the 1 960s and 1970s showed a positive k;;i/iE010| dcorrelation between increasing age and subjective sleep problems.This was particularly -.. ;. -2 ~~~~~~~~~pronounced among women, and their main w0429 ,0-M!0 ;X3_ lX {i, , complaints were of inadequate depth of sleep, 10!0St( > / _|92010XMlllNllX frequent awakenings during the night, and not ........enough sleep.Getting off to sleep was not a 0-39 Au lB § B P /M 5 l 0000N §Sl0tigl common problem among older people.t ; i :F _ 15 Not surprisingly, evidence from many large --......-.;: studies showed that there was a corresponding

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