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SomnIA - optimising quality of sleep among older people in the community and care homes
— an integrated approach | | Author(s) | Sara Arber, David Armstrong, Ingrid Eyers |
| Corporate Author | New Dynamics of Ageing Programme - NDA; Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield |
| Publisher | New Dynamics of Ageing - NDA, Sheffield, 2012 |
| Pages | 8 pp (NDA Findings 11) |
| Source | NDA Research Programme, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Elmfield, Northumberland Road, Sheffield S10 2TU. www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Sleep behaviour ; Sleep disorders ; Living in the community ; Care homes ; Projects ; Multi disciplinary ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Sleep is central to health and well-being, yet sleep can deteriorate with advancing age. Good sleep is a pre-requisite for older people's well-being and ability to engage fully in daytime activities, whether living in their own homes or in a care home. Chronic health problems and pain in later life reduce the quality of night-time sleep. Among older people, untreated chronic sleep disturbance degrades their quality of life, inhibits recovery and rehabilitation following illness, and is an independent risk factor for falls. These findings outline results from SomnIA, a 4-year research project, which involved eight interlinked research studies including: disrupted sleep and ageing; older people's strategies to improve their poor sleep; sleep and night-time care provision in care homes; light improves sleep in older people; supplementing light in care homes; self-management booklets improve insomnia symptoms; and use of assistive technologies can improve sleep. The project has raised awareness of the importance of optimising the quality of sleep for older people. The SomnIA website (www.somnia.surrey.ac.uk) can provide more information. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130503001 P |
| Classmark | CG: CTS: K4: KW: 3E: 3DM: 3A:6KC * |
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