Insomnia in the elderly: reported reasons and their associations with medication in general practice in Denmark

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 210 - 218
• Main Authors: Hollsten, Ida, Foldbo, Billa Mouritsardóttir, Kousgaard Andersen, Merethe Kristine, Nexøe, Jørgen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 02.04.2020; Taylor & Francis LLC; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; benzodiazepines; Benzodiazepines - adverse effects; Benzodiazepines - therapeutic use; Comorbidity; Denmark; drug prescription; Drug Prescriptions; Drugs; elderly; Family physicians; Female; General Practice; General Practitioners; Humans; hypnotics; Hypnotics and Sedatives - adverse effects; Hypnotics and Sedatives - therapeutic use; Insomnia; Logistic Models; Male; Medical diagnosis; Odds Ratio; older adults; Older people; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Prevalence; Psychotropic drugs; Side effects; Sleep; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - drug therapy; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - etiology; Sleep medication; Somatic symptoms; Symptoms; Denmark; benzodiazepines; Insomnia; elderly; general practice; older adults; drug prescription; hypnotics

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate reasons for insomnia symptoms and their associations with sleep medication prescription in elderly patients in general practice. Design: Over a period of 20 weekdays, general practitioners (GPs) recorded reasons and treatment for insomnia symptoms....