Sleep is an important determinant of human health, and healthy sleep is crucial for healthy
aging. In a recent joint consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine …

It has been proposed by the US Census Bureau that 20% of the population will be 65 years
old or older by 2030. 1 This is notable because more than half of older patients report …

Sleep is an important component for health and wellness across the lifespan. The number of
people in the United States who are 65 years or older is steadily increasing, and is expected …

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between chronic
diseases and sleep difficulty in older women. Method: A total of 10,721 women from The …

Sleep characteristics can change considerably with aging. The homeostatic sleep drive and
circadian rhythm are less robust in older adults than in young adults. Age-related changes in …

Abstract The Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a longitudinal study of more than 161,000
postmenopausal women across the United States, provides an opportunity to investigate the …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of sleep disturbances and the contributing factors in
middle-aged women. Methods In a cross-sectional design of the long-term, prospective …

No systematic review of epidemiological evidence has examined risk factors for sleep
disturbances among older adults. We searched the PubMed database combining search …

Over the past few decades, research has shown that with age, several normal, age-related
changes occur in sleep architecture and sleep patterns. Along with these expected changes …

Most surveys confirm that older adults report sleeping about 7h a night. While sleep
architecture does change with age, most age-related sleep architecture changes occur in …