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The purpose of this study was to evaluate passive body heating (PBH) as a treatment for insomnia in older adults. Polysomnographic recordings of older adults routinely show an increase in sleep fragmentation and a substantial decrease in slow-wave sleep (SWS) consistent with complaints of "lighter" more disturbed sleep. An increase in body temperature in young adults early in the evening by way of PBH has been shown to produce an increase in SWS in the early part of the sleep period. In a crossover design, nine female insomniacs (aged 60-72 yr) participated in two consecutive nights of PBH, involving hot (40-40.5 degrees C) and luke-warm (37.5-38.5 degrees C) baths 1.5 hours before bedtime. Significant improvement in sleep continuity and a trend toward an increase in SWS occurred after hot baths. Results of subjective measures showed that subjects experienced significantly "deeper" and more restful sleep after hot baths. In addition, hot baths resulted in a significant delay of temperature nadir in comparison to baseline nights.
C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
January 2013,
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C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
November 2002,
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C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
April 1988,
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C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
January 1989,
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C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
January 1983,
Sleep,
C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
January 1982,
International pharmacopsychiatry,
C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
January 1983,
Pharmacology,
C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
January 1983,
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C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
January 1985,
Sleep,
C M Dorsey, and
S E Lukas, and
M H Teicher, and
D Harper, and
J W Winkelman, and
S L Cunningham, and
A Satlin
April 1979,
Waking and sleeping,
