Prevalence of sleep complaints and associated factors in community-dwelling older people in Brazil: the Bambuı Health and Ageing Study (BHAS)
Sleep MedicinePublished 1 May 2002
Fábio Lopes Rocha, Elizabeth Uchôa, Henrique Leonardo Guerra, Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo, Pedro Guatimosim Vidigal, Maria Fernanda Lima‐Costa
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The prevalence of insomnia was high, indicating that this was a public health problem for older adults living in the study community, and the necessity for further investigations about insomnia among older people living in small communities in Brazil and other developing countries is emphasized.
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The prevalence of insomnia was high, indicating that this was a public health problem for older adults living in the study community. Our results emphasize the necessity for further investigations about insomnia among older people living in small communities in Brazil and other developing countries.
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