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Insomnia diagnosis, prescribed hypnotic medication use, and risk for serious fall injuries in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study - Thomas SJ, Sakhuja S, Colantonio LD, Li M, Muntner P, Reynolds K, Bowling CB.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Insomnia is common among older adults and associated with an increased risk for falls. Determining if falls are more strongly associated with insomnia or prescribed hypnotic medications could be used to guide interventions to reduce falls...
Source: SafetyLit - May 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

The relationship between the severity of insomnia and falls in the elderly - İleri, Borazan FY, Cavusoglu C, Göker B.
BACKGROUND: Insomnia is associated with depression, cognitive impairment, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer in the elderly. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between severity of insom...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

The increased risk of stroke in early insomnia following traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study - Ao KH, Ho CH, Wang CC, Wang JJ, Chio CC, Kuo JR.
This study aims to investigate whether insomnia is a potential risk factor for stroke after TBI, especially early insomnia. METHOD...
Source: SafetyLit - September 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news