Sleep disturbances in the elderly residing in assisted living: Findings from the Maryland assisted living study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 956-966

  Rao, Vani ^a   Spiro, Jennifer R ^a   Samus, Quincy M ^a   Rosenblatt, Adam ^a,b   Steele, Cynthia ^a,b   Baker, Alva ^a,b   Harper, Michael ^a   Brandt, Jason ^a,b   Mayer, Lawrence ^a   Rabins, Peter V ^a,b   Lyketsos, Constantine G ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Copper Ridge Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Daytime sleepiness; Elderly; Insomnia; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 30344476687     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1380     Document Type: Article

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