Age-Related Differences in Sleep-Wake Symptoms of Adults Undergoing Polysomnography

Objectives To evaluate age‐related differences in sleep–wake symptoms. Design Cross‐sectional. Setting Technologist‐attended, laboratory‐based polysomnography (PSG). Participants Community‐dwelling adults aged 20 to 89 (N = 201): 52 aged 18 to 39, 72 aged 40 to 59, and 77 aged 60 and older. Measurem...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2015-09, Vol.63 (9), p.1845-1851
Hauptverfasser: Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A., Van Ness, Peter H., Araujo, Katy L. B., Iannone, Lynne P., Klar Yaggi, Henry
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives To evaluate age‐related differences in sleep–wake symptoms. Design Cross‐sectional. Setting Technologist‐attended, laboratory‐based polysomnography (PSG). Participants Community‐dwelling adults aged 20 to 89 (N = 201): 52 aged 18 to 39, 72 aged 40 to 59, and 77 aged 60 and older. Measurements Medical burden (Charlson Comorbidity Index, medications, health status), PSG‐defined sleep disorders (sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB), sleep‐associated hypoxemia, periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS)), sleep–wake symptoms (Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), fatigue (Facit‐F Scale)). Results Medical burden increased significantly with age (Charlson Comorbidity Index and number of medications, P 
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/jgs.13632