National Coalition for Sleep Disorders in Older People

The prevalence of sleep-related problems increases with age. While significant progress has been made in understanding sleep-related problems such as insomnia, sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, they remain under diagnosed and under treated in older adults.

In an effort to ensure the proper care of older adults with sleep disorders, the International Longevity Center-USA (ILC-USA) has joined forces with a national coalition of experts to develop comprehensive guidelines on how to diagnose and manage sleep disorders in older adults.

Coalition Aims to Complete Guidelines by Early 2008

The mission of the National Coalition for Sleep Disorders in Older People (S-DOP) is to formulate, endorse and disseminate clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in older people. The coalition aims to complete the development of the guidelines by early 2008.

Thirteen leading aging, geriatric and sleep organizations have joined the effort, representing thousands of physicians, long-term care experts, aging and sleep experts, scientists, medical students, and millions of patients.

Coalition Members

AARP	AGS Foundation for Health in Aging	Alliance for Aging Research
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry	American Geriatrics Society	American Medical Directors Association
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists	Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs	Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
Gerontological Society of America	International Longevity Center	National Sleep Foundation
The Sleep Research Society