TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep-related habits and preferences in older adults
T2 - a pilot study of their range and self-rated importance.
AU - Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska
AU - Jensen, Barbara
N1 - Funding Information:
The work reported in this article was supported by Grant #IIRG–00–2428 from the Alzheimer’s Association. We thank Shoshana Kaiser for her work on this study.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This article explores the sleep-related habits of older persons, as well as the level of importance they assign to these practices. A convenience sample of 58 community-dwelling seniors responded to sleep-related items from the Self-Maintenance Habits and Preferences in Elderly questionnaire. Sleep practices varied greatly across individuals, but did not show much systematic difference between men and women. However, as with many health care issues, women rated them as more important than did men. Knowledge of sleep habits and preferences is important so that it can be taken into account by those responsible for planning care for older adults or for aiding their adaptation to a new setting.
AB - This article explores the sleep-related habits of older persons, as well as the level of importance they assign to these practices. A convenience sample of 58 community-dwelling seniors responded to sleep-related items from the Self-Maintenance Habits and Preferences in Elderly questionnaire. Sleep practices varied greatly across individuals, but did not show much systematic difference between men and women. However, as with many health care issues, women rated them as more important than did men. Knowledge of sleep habits and preferences is important so that it can be taken into account by those responsible for planning care for older adults or for aiding their adaptation to a new setting.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15402010bsm0304_3
DO - 10.1207/s15402010bsm0304_3
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C2 - 16190811
AN - SCOPUS:33644845438
SN - 1540-2002
VL - 3
SP - 209
EP - 226
JO - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
JF - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
IS - 4
ER -