Abstract
Sleep disturbance is common among community-dwelling older adults, particularly those with comorbid medical and psychiatric illness. 1 Driscoll HC Serody L Patrick S et al. Sleeping well, aging well: a descriptive and cross-sectional study of sleep in “successful agers” 75 and older. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008; 16: 74-82 Google Scholar Conversely, healthy older men and women often may have good nighttime sleep quality and little daytime sleepiness, both of which may be markers of, or may actually promote, successful aging. 2 American Geriatrics Society and American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Consensus statement on improving the quality of mental health care in US nursing homes: management of depression and behavioral symptoms associated with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003; 51: 1287-1298 Google Scholar Sleep disturbance is particularly common and important in the growing population of older adults in long-term care settings. Due to a high prevalence of psychiatric illness among these individuals, 3 Jaussent I Dauvilliers Y Ancelin ML et al. Insomnia symptoms in older adults: associated factors and gender differences. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011; 19: 88-97 Google Scholar mental health professionals have an important role in the care of older adults in long-term care and need to be aware of unique aspects of sleep disturbance in these settings.
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