title: Sleepiness in elderly veterans.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This observational study seeks to describe the distribution of sleepiness among elderly male veterans and to explain the relationship between sleepiness and age, function, mobility, and depression in this population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Veterans who were age 60 or older and had two or more functional limitations based on their activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living were recruited in outpatient clinics. They were recruited as part of a longitudinal study and completed questionnaires reported here at the 18-month data collection time point.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Veterans report higher sleepiness than normal controls. Self-reported sleepiness scores are similar to those of patients who have been diagnosed with sleep disturbances.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions to identify and support aging veterans with perceived sleepiness should be developed and carefully evaluated.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 39, Brooklyn, NY, 11203-2098, USA, klara.papp@downstate.edu.
authors.forename: Klara K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.forename: Katherine Harris
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Julia Hannum
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Kingman P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Strohl
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D050177:Overweight / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D017286:Polysomnography; D011788:Quality of Life; D012913:Snoring / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
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