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Re: Sundowners

Posted by flubdub on July 20, 2001 at 02:21:44:

In Reply to: Sundowners posted by Darlene Bledsoe on July 17, 2001 at 17:02:07:

According to one of Sandman's links ---

" 'Sundowning' refers to an increase in agitation and disorientation at night. It frequently occurs in the demented elderly patient, and is a major cause for nursing home placement as families are unable to deal with the patient's nighttime behavior."

This is a pretty informative page:
http://www.ascp.com/public/pubs/cc/supp8.shtml
It mentions sundown rather briefly, but puts in in the perspective of general sleep health changes and disorders in elderly patients.

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