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Sleep disorders and fatigue: special issues in the older adult with cancer
Louis Waldman1, Laura J Morrison
1From the Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT.
Abstract:
Older adults with cancer reporting fatigue and sleep disorders often have coexisting geriatric syndromes and are at high risk of further functional decline. This review summarizes special considerations in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders and fatigue when older persons with cancer present with multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy, dementia, delirium, and/or falls. Physicians caring for these older adults need to be aware of the unique diagnostic and treatment concerns in this population so that these patients can receive optimal care.
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