Sleep Architecture & Aging
These sleep stages, also called slow-wave sleep, decrease significantly as people age.
stages 3 and 4
If a patient has gastric reflux, sleep hygiene dictates eating dinner this many hours before bedtime
3 to 4 hours
This drug class, including zolpidem and eszopiclone, requires a 50% dose reduction in older adults.
benzodiazepine receptor agonists
This medical term describes extremely dry, cracked, and itchy skin common in older populations.
xerosis
Under the Payne-Martin system, a skin tear with a partially missing skin flap falls into this category.
Category 2
These psychological or cognitive internal factors are risk factors for age-related sleep disturbances.
worry, anxiety, depression, delirium, dementia, or psychosis
To protect nighttime sleep, sleep restriction measures state daytime napping must never exceed this long
2 hours
This initial recommended device acts as an airway splint to treat obstructive sleep apnea
CPAP machine
This highly contagious condition features intense nocturnal itching and skin burrows caused by a microscopic mite.
scabies
Pressure injury development relies heavily on the combined intensity and this element of localized pressure.
duration
This neurological disease features a greater link between neuron loss and severe sleep problems.
Alzheimer's disease
Stimulus control rules require patients unable to sleep after this time window to get out of bed
15-20 minutes
Patients presenting with Restless Leg Syndrome symptoms must be screened via panel for this specific deficiency.
Iron
These superficial, deep red or purple patches occur on older forearms due to capillary fragility.
Purpura
This clinical laboratory value serves as an indicator of a patient's dietary intake over the past 3 weeks.
Albumin
The minimum weekly minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity recommended for older adults by the CDC
150 minutes (or 2 hours and 30 minutes)
This multi-component approach combines psychological and behavioral therapies to manage chronic insomnia
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
This parasomnia involves a loss of voluntary muscle atonia, resulting in violent dream enactments.
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD
This rough, sandpaper-like precancerous lesion is directly tied to years of chronic ultraviolet light exposure
actinic keratosis
This lethal skin cancer presents with asymmetrical borders, multiple colors, and an iceberg-like subterranean structure.
Melenoma
These two low-impact practices improve flexibility, balance, and psychological well-being in older adults
yoga and tai chi
Institutional protocols recommend avoiding awakening patients for non-urgent care between these specific nighttime hours
10pm - 6am
A formal clinical diagnosis of insomnia requires symptoms to persist for at least this duration.
1 month
Finding this fungal infection in an older woman suggests her diabetes is undiagnosed or poorly managed.
candidiasis (or a yeast infection
Long-term care settings utilize this standardized, evidence-based assessment tool to evaluate skin integrity.
MDS 3.0