Association between sleep disturbances and falls among the elderly: Results from the german cooperative health research in the region of augsburg-age study

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1356-1363

  Helbig, A Katharina ^a   Döring, Angela ^a   Heier, Margit ^a,b   Emeny, Rebecca T ^a   Zimmermann, Anja Kerstin ^a   Autenrieth, Christine S ^a,c,d   Ladwig, Karl Heinz ^a   Grill, Eva ^e   Meisinger, Christa ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Elderly; Falls; Insomnia; Older adults; Sleep; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GERMAN COOPERATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH IN THE REGION OF AUGSBURG; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

COMORBIDITIES; ELDERLY; FALLS; INSOMNIA; OLDER ADULTS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84888133120     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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