Abstract
Older adult patients often have poor, fragmented sleep when they are in the hospital. The factors contributing to sleep disturbance in hospitalized elders will be explored, and interventions for promoting sleep among these patients will be discussed.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Benzodiazepines / administration & dosage
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Humans
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Hypnotics and Sedatives / administration & dosage
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Inpatients*
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Noise / prevention & control
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Nursing Assessment*
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / nursing*
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / physiopathology
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Sleep*
Substances
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Hypnotics and Sedatives
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Benzodiazepines