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4 wrz 2024 · Since 2019, research on sleep interventions in older adults with or without cognitive impairment has gradually expanded, especially on non-pharmacological treatments including CBT-I, exercise, and multi-modal interventions, which show promise but require further study to confirm cognitive benefits.
The purpose of this paper is to describe and define sleep disturbances in persons with dementia; describe techniques to assess for sleep disturbances in persons with dementia; and to provide nursing interventions to improve sleep in this patient population.
Sleep disturbances in people with dementia have long been recognized and studied; however, in the past 10 years, researchers have begun to study disturbed sleep, including sleep fragmentation, abnormal sleep duration, and sleep disorders, as risk factors for dementia.
3 gru 2021 · Here's help promoting a good night's sleep. By Mayo Clinic Staff. Sleep problems and Alzheimer's disease often go hand in hand. Understand what contributes to sleep problems in people with Alzheimer's or other dementia — and what you can do to help.
3 maj 2021 · Although it has been known for some time that individuals with dementia frequently have poor, fragmented sleep, two new studies suggest that if you don't get enough sleep in midlife, you are at increased risk for dementia later in life.
1 cze 2023 · Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze how multiple longitudinal measures of sleep disturbances (sleep-initiation insomnia, sleep-maintenance insomnia, sleep-medication usage) are associated with dementia risk in a nationally representative sample of U.S. older adults.
Sleep disorders in dementia affect emotional and physical health, may worsen cognitive symptoms, and reduce quality of life for those with dementia and their family members. They also add to dementia costs as people are admitted to care homes. Interventions that work are needed.
