Prevalence of insomnia and associated factors in a community sample of elderly individuals in South Korea

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1729-1737

  Kim, Won Hyoung ^a   Kim, Byung Soo ^b   Kim, Shyn Kyum ^c   Chang, Sung Man ^b   Lee, Dong Woo ^d   Cho, Maeng Je ^e   Bae, Jae Nam ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Yangsan Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

epidemiology; medical comorbidity; sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; AROUSAL; COMMUNITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SOUTH KOREA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84883176720     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000677     Document Type: Review

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