Sleep in the Aging Population

Brienne Miner; Meir H Kryger

doi:10.1016/j.jsmc.2020.02.016

Sleep in the Aging Population

Sleep Med Clin. 2020 Jun;15(2):311-318. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2020.02.016.

Authors

Brienne Miner¹, Meir H Kryger²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.

PMID: 32386704
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2020.02.016

Abstract

There are normal changes to sleep architecture throughout the lifespan. There is not, however, a decreased need for sleep and sleep disturbance is not an inherent part of the aging process. Sleep disturbance is common in older adults because aging is associated with an increasing prevalence of multimorbidity, polypharmacy, psychosocial factors affecting sleep, and certain primary sleep disorders. It is also associated with morbidity and mortality. Because many older adults have several factors from different domains affecting their sleep, these complaints are best approached as a multifactorial geriatric health condition, necessitating a multifaceted treatment approach.

Keywords: Aging; Geriatric syndromes; Insomnia; Multimorbidity; Polypharmacy; Sleep disorders.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aging / physiology*
Humans
Prevalence
Sleep / physiology*
Sleep Wake Disorders / epidemiology*
Sleep Wake Disorders / physiopathology

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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