Promoting healthy sleep among older adults.

Autor: Winegar R; Graduate Faculty, University of Texas at Arlington, Rhonda Winegar, 5904 Abilene Trail, Austin, Texas, 78749, USA. Electronic address: Rhonda.winegar@uta.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) [Geriatr Nurs] 2024 Jul-Aug; Vol. 58, pp. 298-303. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 08.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.05.032
Abstrakt: As people age, their sleep patterns and needs naturally change in response to developmental and health-related factors. However, attaining sufficient restorative sleep remains crucial for overall well-being in older adults. This manuscript provides an overview of common sleep alterations that tend to emerge with advancing age, such as shifts in circadian rhythms, decreases in deeper sleep stages, fragmented sleep architecture and an association between comorbidities and sleep disruption. Practical recommendations that target environmental, behavioral and lifestyle modifications may optimize sleep initiation, maintenance, and duration for the older population. By enhancing understanding of the sleep changes that occur in the aged population, geriatric nurses are better able to provide respectful, patient-centered care to older adults that are experiencing sleep difficulties.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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