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Insomnia battling sleepless nights

Insomnia battling sleepless nights. NURS 310 Michelle Rowe, R.N. Who’s Not S leeping ?. According to the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke about 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia each year. .

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Insomnia battling sleepless nights

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  1. Insomniabattling sleepless nights NURS 310 Michelle Rowe, R.N.

  2. Who’s Not Sleeping? According to the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke about 60 millionAmericans suffer from insomnia each year. Sources: US Dept. of Health & Human Services and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  3. Age Differences Young adults have trouble falling asleep while older individuals have trouble staying asleep. Insomnia tends to increase with age. Complaints of insomnia are more frequent from those over 65. Source: Sleepdex.org & eHealth MD. com

  4. Insomnia and Age Fragmented sleep leads to complaints of insomnia among older adults. Sources: Sleepdex.org & National Sleep Foundation

  5. Cultural Differences in the US Source: National Sleep Foundation

  6. Insomnia Around the World Source: Journal of Women’s Health

  7. Complementary Treatment Source: Holistic Online

  8. Complementary & Alternative Methods • Supplements • Acupuncture • Relaxation & Meditation • Exercise Source: Medicine Net

  9. Sleep Disparities • Race/Ethnicity • Income • Education • Health Sources: BMC Public Health 2010 & American Academy of Sleep Medicine

  10. Community Focused An environment for sleep • Quiet • Dark • Temperature • Comfort Sources: Pender, 2011 & Sleep.Org

  11. Community Interventions Noise Pollution Noise Ordinances Quiet Zones Sources: EPA, OSHA, Traverse City Municipal

  12. Working Together Education of Insomnia & Treatments Referrals to Sleep Specialist or Behavior Health

  13. References • 34th Quiet Zone. (2009). What is a quiet zone? Retrieved from http://www.34thquietzone.com/‌index-1.html • American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (2010). Study finds that the association between sleep disturbance and reduced quality of life varies by race. Retrieved from http://www.aasmnet.org/‌articles.aspx?id=1627 • Health Information Publication. (2011). Who gets insomnia? Retrieved from http://www.ehealthmd.com/‌library/‌insomnia/‌INS_who.html • ICBS Inc. (2007). Alternative and complementary therapies for insomnia. Retrieved from http://www.holisticonline.com/‌remedies/‌sleep/‌sleep_insomnia_alt_therapies.htm • Jean-Louis, G., Magai, C. M., Cohen, C. I., Zizi, F., von Gizyck, H., DiPalma, J., & Casimir, G. J. (2001). Ethnic differences in self-reported sleep problems in older adults. Sleep, 24(8), 926-933. Retrieved from http://www.journalsleep.org/‌ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=25652 • Jean-Louis, G., Ph.D., Magai, C., Ph.D., Casimir, G. J., M.D., Zizi, F., M.B.A., Moise, F., M.D., McKenzie, D., M.D., & Graham, Y., M.P.H. (2008, November). Insomnia symptoms in a multiethnic sample of American women. Journal of Women’s Health, 17(1), 15-25. doi:10.1089/‌jwh.2006.0310

  14. Lin, D. (2010, December 9). Fives ways to help control insomnia. Retrieved from http://www.articleslide.com/‌Art/‌377538/‌83/‌5-Ways-to-Help-Control-Insomnia.html • Medicine Net Inc. (2011). Sleep disorder; Alternative therapy. Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/‌script/‌main/‌art.asp?articlekey=47532 • National Sleep Foundation. (2010). Can’t sleep? What to know about insomnia. Retrieved from http://www.sleepfoundation.org/‌article/‌sleep-related-problems/‌insomnia-and-sleep • National Sleep Foundation. (2010). 2010 Sleep in America Poll. Retrieved from http://www.sleepfoundation.org/‌sites/‌default/‌files/‌nsaw/‌NSF%20Sleep%20in%20%20America%20Poll%20-%20Summary%20of%20Findings%20.pdf • Patel, N., Grandner, M., Xie, D., Branas, C., & Gooneratne, N. (2010). Sleep disparity in the population: Poor sleep quality is strongly associated with poverty and ethnicity. BMC Public Health, 10(475). doi:10.1186/‌1471-2458-10-475 • Patient Education Center Harvard Medical School. (2007). Medications for treating insomnia. Retrieved from http://www.patientedu.org/‌aspx/‌HealthELibrary/‌HealthETopic.aspx?cid=INSmcc1007&p=14 • Pender, N. J., Murdaugh, C. L., & Parsons, M. A. (2011). Health promotion in nursing practice (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. • Schutte-Rodin, S., Broch, L., Buysse, D., Dorsey, C., & Satela, M. (2008). Clinical guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic insomnia in adults. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 4(5), 487-503. Retrieved from http://www.aasmnet.org/‌Resources/‌clinicalguidelines/‌040515.pdf • Sleepdex. (2010). Insomnia in older people. Retrieved from http://www.sleepdex.org/‌seniors.htm • Traverse City Municipal. (2004). Traverse City, MI noise ordinance. Retrieved from http://www.nonoise.org/‌lawlib/‌cities/‌mi/‌traverse_mi.htm • United States Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Summary of noise control act. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/‌regulations/‌laws/‌nca.html

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