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Below is a listing of the Geriatric Sleep Research lab's studies. Click on a link to be taken to a page with the details of the study, as well as published papers, etc.

Attitudes toward Sleep Disorders

• Functional Outcomes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
• Longitudinal Study of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
• Self-treatment of Sleep Disorders in the Elderly
• Caregiver Distress and Sleep Disorders in Dementia Patients
• Attitudes Towards Sleep Disorders in the Elderly
• Factors Influencing Subject Recruitment for Sleep Disorders and Dementia Research

Insomnia

• Insomnia in the Elderly
• Elderly Co-Morbidity Index for Sleep Disorders
• Comparison of Dim Light Melatonin Onset Algorithms for Serum Melatonin in Older Adults
• The Validity and Feasibility of Saliva Melatonin Assessment in the Elderly
• Sleep Patterns in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
• Role of Melatonin in Secondary Insomnia in the Elderly
• Sleep in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Hormonal Therapy

Sleep Apnea

• Characteristics of Geriatric Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Elderly

Other Research Projects

• Sleep and Fall Risk in Institutionalized Patients with Dementia
• Post-Traumatic Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in the Elderly