Sleep promotion in hospitalized elders.
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.
Nagel
Corey L
CL
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Markie
Megan B
MB
Richards
Kathy C
KC
Taylor
Jan L
JL
D000368:Aged; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007297:Inpatients; D009622:Noise / Q000517:prevention & control; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012890:Sleep; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D001569:Benzodiazepines