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Sleep disturbances in the elderly residing in assisted living: findings from the Maryland Assisted Living Study by Vani Rao; Jennifer R. Spiro; Quincy M. Samus; Adam Rosenblatt; Cynthia Steele; Alva Baker; Michael Harper; Jason Brandt; Lawrence Mayer; Peter V. Rabins; Constantine G. Lyketsos is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Introduction A majority of the elderly suffer from some sort of sleep disturbance. Common sleep disturbances are insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness. There are no published studies on the prevalence of sleep disturbance in the assisted living (AL) setting. Objective To estimate the prevalence, types, and associations of sleep disturbance in a stratified random sample of AL residents, and to explore the effect of sleep disturbance on cognitive and physical functioning, as assessed by the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) and the Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scale (PGDRS). Methods Participants were 198 randomly selected assisted living residents in 22 Maryland facilities. Participants were rated on an 11-item sleep questionnaire regarding insomnia and daytime sleepiness. Results Sleep disturbance was present in 69% of residents, insomnia (IN) in 42% and excessive daytime sleepiness (DS) in 34.6%. IN and DS scores were not significantly correlated(r 1⁄4 0.10, p 1⁄4 0.19). Use of hypnotics, sedating antidepressants, and depression were associated with insomnia. Depression and poor general medical health were associated with daytime sleepiness. On a cognitive task (Mini Mental St
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- Author
- Vani Rao; Jennifer R. Spiro; Quincy M. Samus; Adam Rosenblatt; Cynthia Steele; Alva Baker; Michael Harper; Jason Brandt; Lawrence Mayer; Peter V. Rabins; Constantine G. Lyketsos
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0885-6230)
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)