Abstract
There is great interest in the study of sleep in healthy and cognitively impaired elderly. Sleep disorders have been related to quality of aging. Sleep-related movements are a frequent cause of disordered sleep and daytime sleepiness. Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED) is often unrecognized in the elderly. This review explores RLS/WED in the elderly population. The elderly population may be subdivided into 3 groups: healthy, dependent, and frail. The RLS/WED could be a predictor for lower physical function; its burden on quality of life and health care-related costs, in the elderly, should be an important clinical and public health concern.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 331-342 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Sleep Medicine Clinics |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Elderly
- Restless legs syndrome
- Sleep
- Willis-Ekbom disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Clinical Neurology