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Trawka Paulina, Bednarek Hanna, Karło Aneta, Hejnosz Paweł, Walczak Magdalena, Graczykowska Karolina, ModlińskaAleksandra, Kwietniewska Milena, Szmelcer Beniamin, Kulczyńska Aleksandra, Kędziora-Kornatowska Kornelia. Insomnia in elderly patients – various ways to manage. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(8):763-772. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3407817 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7234 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.07.2019. Revised: 25.07.2019. Accepted: 12.08.2019. Insomnia in elderly patients – various ways to manage Paulina Trawka1, Hanna Bednarek1, Aneta Karło1, Paweł Hejnosz1, MagdalenaWalczak1, Karolina Graczykowska1, Aleksandra Modlińska1, MilenaKwietniewska1, Beniamin Szmelcer1, Aleksandra Kulczyńska1, KorneliaKędziora-Kornatowska1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz Abstract Introduction: Impaired duration, rhythm and depth of sleep and wakefulness called insomnia is a common problem in the group of geriatric patients. About 50% of elderly people report insomnia. Material and Methods: The paper reviews literature using the EBSCO and Google Scholar databases. Articles have been analyzed using the keywords insomnia, elderly patients, prevalence and etiology, primary care, treatment, diet, physiotherapy. The article presents various methods to manage insomnia among the elderly. Results: The main treatment for insomnia includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions or a combination of both. A very important aspect is proper dietary, physiotherapy treatment and physical activity. Conclusions: Effective management of sleep disorders improves the quality of life of patients struggling with this disorder and prevents the occurrence of depression and anxiety, which often coexist with insomnia. Key words: insomnia, elderly patients, prevalence and etiology, primary care, treatment, diet, physiotherapy |
