OTC Sleep Aids and Sleep Health in Older Adults

OTC Sleep Aids and Sleep Health in Older Adults is an extension of the groundbreaking work on OTC Medication Behaviors of Older Adults. GSA initiated this industry-supported collaboration of stakeholders from the public and private sectors; trade, professional, and advocacy organizations; and academia to raise understanding of issues and risks related to OTC sleep aid use in older adults, and frame future efforts to address barriers affecting health care professionals, older adults, and caregivers. Thought leaders with varied interests, experience, and expertise in OTC sleep aids and sleep health in older adults assembled to evaluate current research regarding OTC sleep aid use and sleep health in older adults and provide a framework for improving awareness, advocacy, education, safety, and appropriate use of OTC sleep aid products.

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Workgroup

GSA's 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting

Symposium: Over-the-Counter (OTC) Sleep Aids and Older Adult Sleep Health

Chair: Steven Albert

Presentations:

• Sleep Health and Appropriate Use of OTC Sleep Aids in Older Adults—Recommendations of a GSA Workgroup (Steven Albert, Thomas Roth, Michael Toscani, Michael Vitiello, Phyllis Zee)
• Sleep Characteristics in Older Adults: Findings From the 2013 National Health and Wellness Survey (Michael Toscani, Greg O’Neill)
• Sex Differences in Over-the-Counter Sleep Aid Use in Older Adults (Hillary Gross, Greg O’Neill, Michael Toscani)

Click here to download the symposium handouts.

Resources

• November 2015 Sleep Health and Appropriate Use of OTC Sleep Aids in Older Adults symposium handouts
• "Sex Differences in Over-the-Counter Sleep Aid Use in Older Adults" poster from the ISPOR 2015 Annual International Meeting
• "Sleep Health and the Appropriate Use of OTC Sleep Aids in Older Adults: Results from a GSA Summit" webinar
• "Sleep Health and the Appropriate Use of OTC Sleep Aids in Older Adults: Results from a GSA Summit" webinar handouts
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Arizona
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in California
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Colorado
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Florida
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Iowa
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Illinois
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Indiana
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Massachusetts
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in New York
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Pennsylvania
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in South Carolina
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Tennessee
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Texas
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in Wisconsin
• Elderly OTC Sleep Aid Use in West Virginia
• November 2014 "Sleep Health and the Appropriate Use of OTC Sleep Aids in Older Adults" symposium handouts
• "The All Nighter" November 6, 2014, Congressional Briefing on OTC Sleep Aids and Sleep Health in Older Adults
• "Sleep Health and the Appropriate Use of OTC Sleep Aids in Older Adults" white paper
• June 2014 National Summit on OTC Sleep Aid Use and Sleep Health in Older Adults handouts
• "Sleep Health and the Appropriate Use of OTC Sleep Aids in Older Adults" webinar
• What’s Hot: Spotlight on OTC Sleep Aids and Sleep Health in Older Adults
• October 2013 National Summit on OTC Sleep Aids and Sleep Health in Older Adults handouts
• Fact Sheets and FAQs about OTC Sleep Aids and Sleep Health in Older Adults
• "Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids and Sleep Health in Older Adults" white paper

This program is developed by GSA and supported by Pfizer.