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Jun 4, 2024 · Treatment may include: Treating any underlying condition, if the sleepwalking is related to not getting enough sleep or an underlying sleep disorder or medical condition. Adjusting medicine, if it's thought that the sleepwalking is due to a drug.
Sep 10, 2024 · Treatment of other health conditions. Treating medical and mental health conditions that may be causing or adding to sleep disorders may improve sleep. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). CBT-I involves looking at thoughts and behaviors that interfere with sleep.
Apr 8, 2021 · Research using large general population samples have shown that up to 33% of US adults report excessive sleepiness during the daytime. 1 Excessive daytime sleepiness with associated symptoms of functional impairment has been found in 15.6% of the general adult population. 2 It can occur at any age, with one study finding that 41.5% of US ...
- Kriti D. Gandhi, Meghna P. Mansukhani, Michael H. Silber, Bhanu Prakash Kolla
- 2021
Aug 21, 2018 · Medical Professionals. Evaluating patients for fall risk. Given that 30 to 40 percent of community-dwelling older adults will experience a fall each year, providers should have a good understanding of fall risk factors, how to screen for them and appropriate interventions.
Dec 15, 2021 · Dear Dr.'s Montero-Odasso, Kamkar, and Pieruccini-Faria; Thank you for providing such a comprehensive systematic review of fall prevention in the aging population, and for rekindling such an important conversation and topic.
As many as 57% of older adults complain of major disruption of sleep, 29% struggle to fall asleep and 19% complain of early-morning awakening. The implications of this sleep deprivation are sobering, particularly among older individuals.
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Falls and syncope are associated with increasing age and cause considerable morbidity and mortality in the elderly. 1 Beyond age, traditionally recognized risk factors for falls include unsteady gait, muscle weakness, impaired cognition, and polypharmacy.
