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 …

Background One in two older adults report sleep problems, which not only cause fatigue, but
also negatively affect general functioning, activities of daily living, and physical and mental …

Background The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a widely used self-report
questionnaire that measures general sleep quality in general populations. However, its …

Sleep‐related disorders are most prevalent in the older adult population. A high prevalence
of medical and psychosocial comorbidities and the frequent use of multiple medications …

Background Data on the association between chronic conditions or the number of chronic
conditions and sleep problems in low-or middle-income countries is scarce, and global …

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 …

A sizeable literature has implicated sleep in the phenomenological experience of various
mood disorders, vulnerability to psychopathology, and overall poor psychological …

OBJECTIVES: Despite routine use with older adults, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
(PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) have not been adequately validated in older …

The 2019–20 bushfire season in south-eastern Australia was one of the most severe in
recorded history. Bushfire smoke-related air pollution reached hazardous levels in major …

Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the factors associated with insomnia in
community-dwelling elderly as a function of the nature and number of insomnia symptoms …