such as everyday memory problems. Sleep was assessed both by self-report and objectively by activity monitors placed on the wrist, for this two-week period. Researchers not only asked the people living with dementia about their sleep but also...
And we should be talking about and assessing sleep more often.” These sleep habits can be easily asked about during clinical encounters, and the researchers hope patients and clinicians will start talking about sleep as part of their overall health assessment and disease management planning. One...
A SENIOR carer at a nursing home routinely drugged six dementia patients with unprescribed medication so she could get a good night's sleep on the job, a court has heard.Inderdeep BainsDaily Mail
“Our findings highlight the importance of considering sleep disturbance history when assessing the dementia risk profile for older adults,” said Wong. “Future research is needed to examine other sleep disturbance measures using a national longitudinal sample, whether these sleep-dementia findings hold...
These sleep habits can be easily asked about during clinical encounters, and the researchers hope patients and clinicians will start talking about sleep as part of their overall health assessment and disease management planning. One limitation of the study is that sleep habits were self-reported and...
for poor sleep. Recent data indicates that these conventional hypnotics are associated with increased risk of mortality. At the same time, insufficient sleep alters gene expression, circadian rhythms, and immunity, leading to increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. ...
Pain has been related to neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia, such as agitation, aggression, mood syndrome and sleep problems. Adequate pain management has been demonstrated as possibly effective in mediating or alleviating those symptoms. Recent guidelines (American Geriatric Society 2009, British ...
These sleep habits can be easily asked about during clinical encounters, and the researchers hope patients and clinicians will start talking about sleep as part of their overall health assessment and disease management planning. One limitation of the study is that sleep habits were self-reported and...
The effects of sleep deprivation even take a toll on your brain! Five or fewer hours of sleep three days in a row can damage or kill brain cells. Eventually, the brain won’t be able to clear out the plaque-forming proteins causing Alzheimer’s’ and dementia. ...
Treatment of sleep and nighttime disturbances in Alzheimer's disease: a behavior management approach Sleep and nighttime behavioral disturbances are widespread in community-dwelling dementia patients, but little is known about the usefulness of behavioral ... SM Mccurry,RG Logsdon,MV Vitiello,... - ...