Management of Sleep Disorders in Community-Dwelling Older Women and Men at the Time of Diagnosis.

In our cohort, almost 1 in 5 older adults with a new sleep disorder diagnosis were prescribed a medication used for sleep; of these, a higher proportion were women. Comparatively few older adults were further evaluated; of these, a higher proportion were men. Our study highlights the high rates at which medications are prescribed to older adults with a new sleep disorder diagnosis and identifies potential sex differences in the management of such diagnoses. J Am Geriatr Soc 1-8, 2019. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2094-2101, 2019.