Race Differences in the Association Between Sleep Medication Use and Risk of Dementia - IOS Press

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[*] Correspondence to: Yue Leng, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. E-mail:Background:The effect of sleep medications on cognition in older adults is controversial, possibly dependent upon sleep quality, and may differ by race.

ssociation is independent of nighttime sleep disturbances and if it differs by race. Methods:We examined 3,068 community-dwelling older adults without dementia. Sleep medication use was recorded three times by asking “Do you take sleeping pills or other medications to help you sleep?” with the response options: “Never ”, “Rarely ”, “Sometimes ”, “Often ”, or “Almost Always ”.

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