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CRUZ MENOR, Ernesto et al. Sleeping disturbances in aged within the community. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2008, vol.12, n.2, pp.121-130. ISSN 1561-3194.

Age is a significant factor in sleeping and the aged is a very affected population due to the quantity and quality of sleeping.The purpose of this research is to determine the prevalence of the sleeping disturbances in 116 adults in ambulatory setting attending to two Family Medical Offices in "Hermanos Cruz "Policlinic, as well as the association of these disturbances to some factors. The aged were surveyed for knowing if they had or not sleeping disturbances, its types , if they drink coffe and time of the drinking and it is assessed the psychological condition according to the geriatric depression scale.Results show that 52,6% of them had sleeping disturbances being female the most affected sex (3 times over), likewise it was proved a significant association between the sleeping disturbances and the psychological condition being insomnia the most frequent type of sleeping disturbance and among them ,the mixed one, it is concluded that almost half of the aged population in ambulatory setting suffers from sleeping disturbances being close related to psychoaffective disturbances and to the sex of the patients.

Palabras clave : Sleeping Disturbances; Aged; Depression.

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