Rodriguez Juan Carlos, Dzierzewski Joseph M, Alessi Cathy A
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 16111 Plummer Street (IE), North Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, CA 90095, USA; Department of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de: Ave, Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile.
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 16111 Plummer Street (IE), North Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, CA 90095, USA.
Med Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;99(2):431-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.11.013. Epub 2014 Dec 30.
Epidemiologic studies have shown that approximately 50% of older adults have sleep problems, many of which carry deleterious consequences that affect physical and mental health and also social functioning. However, sleep problems in late life are often unrecognized, and are inadequately treated in clinical practice. This article focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the 2 most common sleep problems in older patients: sleep apnea and insomnia.
流行病学研究表明，约50%的老年人存在睡眠问题，其中许多会带来有害后果，影响身心健康以及社会功能。然而，晚年的睡眠问题往往未被识别，在临床实践中也未得到充分治疗。本文重点关注老年患者中两种最常见睡眠问题的诊断和治疗：睡眠呼吸暂停和失眠。
