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Sleep in the Elderly, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
- 1st Edition, Volume 37-3 - July 6, 2021
- Editors: Steven H. Feinsilver, Margarita Oks
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 5 9 7 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 5 9 8 - 2
In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Steven H. Feinsilver and Margarita Oks bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep in the Elderly.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Steven H. Feinsilver and Margarita Oks bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep in the Elderly.
- Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on Sleep in the Elderly, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Normal and Abnormal Sleep in the Elderly
- Key points
- What is normal sleep?
- What is normal sleep in the elderly?
- Epidemiology of insomnia in the elderly
- Epidemiology of sleep apnea in the elderly
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Insomnia: Behavioral Treatment in the Elderly
- Key points
- Introduction
- Age-related changes in sleep architecture
- Insomnia prevalence
- Models of insomnia
- Change in circadian phase with age
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia treatment modality, focus of intervention, and level of American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendation
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Insomnia: Pharmacologic Treatment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Physiology of wake and sleep
- Medications
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Treatment with Positive Airway Pressure
- Key points
- Positive airway pressure: continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, auto-titrating positive airway pressure
- Indications for positive airway pressure
- Initiating treatment
- Interface selection
- Expiratory pressure reduction
- Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy
- Benefits of continuous positive airway pressure therapy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Non–positive Airway Pressure Treatments
- Key points
- Introduction: airway as a culprit for sleep apnea
- Oral appliances
- Upper airway surgery
- Hypoglossal nerve stimulation
- Neurostimulation device for central sleep apnea
- Devices under research
- Future direction
- Clinics care points
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease
- Key points
- Introduction and background
- Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea
- Pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease with obstructive sleep apnea
- Clinical presentation of obstructive sleep apnea with cardiovascular disease
- Impact of treatment of obstructive sleep apnea on cardiovascular disease
- Electrophysiological effects of obstructive sleep apnea
- Sinus node dysfunction, atrioventricular block, and obstructive sleep apnea
- Clinics care points
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Cognitive Outcomes
- Key points
- Introduction
- Sleep disorders and cognition
- Obstructive sleep apnea and cognition: early controversy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology and risk factors
- Clinical presentation and evaluation
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Rapid Eye Movement Behavior Disorder and Other Parasomnias
- Key points
- Introduction
- Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
- Other parasomnias
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 37-3
- Published: July 6, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323795975
- eBook ISBN: 9780323795982