Insomnia and sleep medication use connected to disability in older adults

Insomnia and sleep medication use connected to disability in older adults

For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study.

Sleep problems and pills may lead to disability in older adults, study finds

Many older adults struggle with sleep, but a new study shows that these problems may have more serious consequences than we thought. Researchers from Penn State and Taipei Medical University studied sleep patterns and health data from thousands of adults over age 65 in the United States. They found that people who had more trouble […] The post Sleep problems and pills may lead to disability in older adults, study finds appeared first on Knowridg…