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| | eMedicine - Sleep Disorder, Geriatric : Article by Subir Vij, MD, MPH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | A large proportion of older people are at risk for sleep disturbances, which may be caused by many factors such as physical illness or symptoms, increased use of medications, changes in social patterns, retirement, death of a spouse or loved one, and changes in circadian rhythm. |
 | | Changes in sleep patterns may be part of the normal aging process; however, many of these disturbances may be related to pathological processes that are associated with aging. |
 | | A careful review of sleep history and sleep hygiene, a comprehensive history of drug use, reports from spouse, sleep logs, and education regarding age-related sleep change should be integral parts of the evaluation of sleep disturbance. |
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