Comparison between informant-observed and actigraphic assessments of sleep-wake rhythm disturbances in demented residents of homes for the elderly

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-111

  Hoekert, Marjolijn ^a   Riemersma Van Der Lek, Rixt F ^a   Swaab, Dick F ^a   Kaufer, Daniel ^b   Van Someren, Eus J W ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Alzheimer disease; Circadian rhythm; Dementia; Questionnaire; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ACTIGRAPH; ACTIMETRY; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CIRCADIAN SLEEP INVENTORY FOR NORMAL AND PATHOLOGICAL STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HABIT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WRIST;

EID: 32444432529     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000192481.27931.c5     Document Type: Article

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