Healthnotes Newswire—Older people who have difficulty sleeping at night can benefit from daytime naps, reports the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2005;53:48–53).

More than half of older people do not get enough sleep at night. Although sleep disturbances can be caused by conditions such as sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome, seniors with sleep problems simply wake too early or have trouble falling and staying asleep. As a result of chronic sleep deprivation, many older people experience daytime sleepiness, depression, low activity level, and generally poor mental and physical functioning during the day. More ...