Sunday, July 22, 2012

Poor Sleepers More Likely To End Up In Nursing Homes

Poor Sleepers More Likely To End Up In Nursing Homes

Sleeping poorly may increase a person's risk of being placed in a nursing home later in life, a new study suggests.

In the study, older women whose sleep was the most fragmented had about three times the odds of being placed in a nursing home five years later, compared with women whose sleep was the least fragmented.

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Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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