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The association between caregiver burden and sleep disturbances in partners of patients with Parkinson's disease

Author(s) -

Svenja Happe

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/31.5.349

Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , disease , caregiver burden , parkinson's disease , sleep (system call) , cohort , psychiatry , sleep disorder , physical therapy , insomnia , dementia , computer science , economics , macroeconomics , operating system

Caregivers of patients with various diseases frequently report sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms. Care intensity for individuals with Parkinson's disease is mainly influenced by the severity of their motor impairment. The latter is associated with sleep fragmentation, nocturnal pain and cramps. These disease-specific characteristics contribute to sleep-related problems in patients. However, little is known about prevalence and causes of sleep disturbances in caregivers of Parkinson's disease patients.

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