Insomnia among hospitalized elderly patients: Prevalence, clinical characteristics and risk factors

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-137

  Isaia, Gianluca ^a   Corsinovi, Laura ^a   Bo, Mario ^a   Santos Pereira, Poliana ^a   Michelis, Giuliana ^a   Aimonino, Nicoletta ^a   Zanocchi, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Frailty of elderly; Hospitalization; Insomnia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE INDEX RATING SCALE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INSOMNIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 79551593730     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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