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Sleep complaints among the elderly
— results from a survey in a psychogeriatric outpatient clinic in Brazil | | Author(s) | Osvaldo P Almeida, Sérgio Tamai, Regiane Garrido |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 11, no 1, March 1999 |
| Pages | pp 47-56 |
| Keywords | Sleep disorders ; Psychiatric treatment ; Geriatric out-patients clinics ; Clinical surveys ; Brazil. |
| Annotation | Sleep complaints are frequent in old age, often associated with health-related problems, drug consumption and mental disorders. In this study, the sleep patterns of 118 patients at a Sao Paolo psychogeriatric outpatient clinic were systematically assessed with the "sleep inventory", a 31-item questionnaire evaluating sleep-related features. Sleep complaints were highly prevalent (59.3%), with early morning awakening and nightmares being more frequent among those with a depressive disorder. The use of sleeping pills was reported by 37.3%, and was associated with subjective sleep difficulties, difficulties falling asleep, and frequent awakenings during the night. Sleep dissatisfaction is common among psychogeriatric outpatients. Those taking hypnotic drugs have more sleep-related complaints than those who do not. The clinical use of hypnotics may not be very effective for the treatment of sleep-related problems in older people. There is an urgent need for systematic prospective controlled studies to assess efficacy and safety of various forms of treatment of insomnia in old age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990728215 A |
| Classmark | CTS: LP: L6G: 3G: 7W6 |
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