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- Title
Actigraphy-measured sleep characteristics and risk of falls in older women.
- Authors
Stone, Katie L; Ancoli-Israel, Sonia; Blackwell, Terri; Ensrud, Kristine E; Cauley, Jane A; Redline, Susan; Hillier, Teresa A; Schneider, Jennifer; Claman, David; Cummings, Steven R
- Abstract
Prior studies have suggested that insomnia and self-reported poor sleep are associated with increased risk of falls. However, no previous study, to our knowledge, has tested the independent associations of objectively estimated characteristics of sleep and risk of falls, accounting for the use of commonly prescribed treatments for insomnia.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2008, Vol 168, Issue 16, p1768
- ISSN
1538-3679
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.168.16.1768