Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a new study, researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development and at Taipei Medical University have analyzed five years of data from older adults in the United States. They found that higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later.
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