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ILC Promotes Sleep Recommendations

The first-ever evidence-based recommendations aimed at treating sleep disorders in older persons are the centerpiece of a national project we've undertaken with Philips Respironics, a leading provider in the global sleep and respiratory field, who will disseminate the new recommendations to health professionals and the public.

The recommendations—principally-authored by Harrison Bloom, M.D., director of the Sleep & Healthy Aging Project, and published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society—are the result of a four year scientific consensus effort by 10 leading sleep experts, and encouraged by a national coaliltion concerned with sleep disorders.

A National Coalition for Sleep Disorders in Older People was initiated in connection with a national opinion survey conducted by the ILC-USA and Gallup that underscored the importance of sleep to healthy aging, with one in four older adults reporting a serious sleep problem.

“This study shatters the popular misconception that sleep disorders are an expected and normal aspect of aging,” says ILC-CEO Dr. Robert N. Butler. “Instead, he said, “there is a higher rate of sleep disruption in older adults often resulting from interactions with multiple medications and multiple illnesses including cardiovascular disease, circadian rhythm disorders, cerebrovasular disease, hypertension, depression and others.”

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