The effect of chronic disorders on sleep in the elderly
The effect of chronic disorders on sleep in the elderly
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cger.2007.08.008
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Garcia, Aimee Dinorah
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作者：
Garcia, Aimee Dinorah
随着年龄的增长，睡眠障碍越来越普遍。随着年龄的增长，沿着许多生理变化，睡眠模式也会改变。无法入睡，睡眠时间缩短以及正常昼夜节律模式的变化可能会影响个人的整体健康。此外，许多常见的慢性疾病，如慢性阻塞性肺病、糖尿病、痴呆、慢性疼痛和癌症，在老年人中更为常见，也会对睡眠产生显著影响，与普通人群相比，增加失眠的患病率。这不仅是慢性疾病本身的结果，也是与疾病过程有关的心理和社会因素的结果。
Sleep disorders are increasingly common as people age. Along with the numerous physiologic changes that occur with aging, sleep patterns are also altered. Inability to get to sleep, shorter sleep times, and changes in the normal circadian patterns can have an impact on an individual's overall well being. In addition, many common chronic conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, dementia, chronic pain, and cancer, that are more common in the elderly, can also have significant effects on sleep and increase the prevalence of insomnia as compared with the general population. This is a result not only of the chronic medical illnesses themselves, but of the psychologic and social factors associated with the disease processes.