An 82-year-old woman with fibromyalgia reports that she is not sleeping well at night. The nurse realizes that this patient is at particular risk for which complication of fibromyalgia?

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Older adults with fibromyalgia are at an increased risk of falling and experiencing related injuries due to the muscle stiffness and pain associated with the condition, which can worsen at night and disrupt sleep. Point tenderness is a common symptom of fibromyalgia and not a complication. While there is a risk of opioid addiction with the use of pain medications for fibromyalgia, this is not a specific complication related to this patient's sleep disturbance. Respiratory difficulties are not a common complication of fibromyalgia.

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