Insomnia symptoms, fatigue, and future job exit in American older adults : would a further look change the perspective?

Abstract

We have read with great interest the recent findings from the study by Sagherian et al. regarding insomnia symptoms, fatigue, and their relationship with future job exit in older people. This study provides a rationale underlying the evidence of an alarmingly large number of patients in this age group using sleep‐inducing drugs over a long period. Other studies have shown how such a hazardous approach in the elderly can be associated with increased mortality, frequency of delirium in the hospital, hip fractures, disability, and dementia in the community.