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Help with Aging Parents: Three Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep By Diane Vigue, RN, Resident Wellness Manager, The Osher Inn Public health professionals know that a good night’s sleep an essential aspect of health promotion and chronic disease prevention, especially for the elderly. Insufficient sleep is associated with a number of chronic diseases and conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression, all of which threaten our health. Notably, insufficient sleep is associated with the onset of these diseases and also poses important implications for their management and outcome. It is also responsible for motor vehicle and machinery-related accidents, causing substantial injury and disability each year. More than one-quarter of the U.S. population report occasionally not getting enough sleep, while almost 40% of the elderly experience sleep problems, and nearly 10% suffer from chronic insomnia. Some of these insomnias may be due to the body not...
