Next Article in Journal
Comparative Study of Burnout in Professional Caregivers of Institutionalized Elderly with Dementia and other Diseases
Previous Article in Journal
Relationship between Plasticity and Cognitive Performance: the Potential of Learning in Cognitively Impaired Elderly
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
EJIHPE
Volume 5
Issue 1
10.3390/ejihpe5010001
ejihpe-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles thumb_up
...
Endorse textsms
...
Comment
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education is published by MDPI from Volume 10 Issue 1 (2020). Previous articles were published by another publisher in Open Access under a CC-BY (or CC-BY-NC-ND) licence, and they are hosted by MDPI on mdpi.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with University Association of Education and Psychology.
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Prevalence of insomnia in elderly and drug prescriptions

by
Consuelo Ibañez
*,
Diego R. Dueñas
and
Mª Rosa Sánchez-Waisen
Consuelo Ibañez Allera. CPE Bola Azul. Ctra. de Ronda, 156. C.P.: 04009. Almería (España)
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2015, 5(1), 5-12; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ejihpe5010001
Submission received: 21 April 2014 / Revised: 26 May 2014 / Accepted: 10 June 2014 / Published: 16 June 2014
Versions Notes

Abstract

Sleep disorders are very frequent in the elderly and it affects health and well-being of older people. Some authors estimate that the prevalence of insomnia in the elderly is very high, close to 60%. Sleep disorders in the elderly are frequent and it causes high demand for care. Some authors think that it will affect a lot in health of older people and those who take care of them. This could bring an increase of institutionalization. With this work we wanted to measure prevalence of insomnia in those chronic and psychogeriatric patients who are in nursing-homes, and which psychotropic drugs are prescribed for control it. In addition, we have studied if there is significant relationship between psychiatric diagnosis, neurologic diagnosis, age or sex, medical comorbidity, and the presence of insomnia.
Keywords: Insomnia; elderly; psychotropic; prevalence; nursing-homes Insomnia; elderly; psychotropic; prevalence; nursing-homes

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Ibañez, C.; Dueñas, D.R.; Sánchez-Waisen, M.R. Prevalence of insomnia in elderly and drug prescriptions. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2015, 5, 5-12. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ejihpe5010001

AMA Style

Ibañez C, Dueñas DR, Sánchez-Waisen MR. Prevalence of insomnia in elderly and drug prescriptions. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2015; 5(1):5-12. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ejihpe5010001

Chicago/Turabian Style

Ibañez, Consuelo, Diego R. Dueñas, and Mª Rosa Sánchez-Waisen. 2015. "Prevalence of insomnia in elderly and drug prescriptions" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 5, no. 1: 5-12. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ejihpe5010001

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop