Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality in Caregivers of Patients With Dementia | Zendy

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Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality in Caregivers of Patients With Dementia

Author(s) -

Chenlu Gao,

Nikita Chapagain,

Michael K. Scullin

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9891

Subject(s) - dementia , actigraphy , spouse , sleep (system call) , medicine , meta analysis , polysomnography , psychological intervention , physical therapy , gerontology , psychiatry , insomnia , electroencephalography , disease , operating system , sociology , anthropology , computer science

Key Points Question Is caregiving for patients with dementia associated with shorter or poorer-quality sleep and treatable by behavioral interventions? Findings Based on the systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 studies (3268 caregivers), caregivers lost 2.42 to 3.50 hours of sleep each week due to difficulty falling asleep and maintaining sleep, a significant difference relative to age-matched noncaregiver controls. However, significantly better sleep quality was observed in caregivers after behavioral interventions. Meaning Many caregivers of patients with dementia have chronic sleep problems, but implementing behavioral sleep interventions is associated with better sleep quality in this population.

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