Sleep disturbances in caregivers of persons with dementia: Contributing factors and treatment implications

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-153

  McCurry, Susan M ^a   Logsdon, Rebecca G ^a   Teri, Linda ^a   Vitiello, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers; Dementia; Depression; Insomnia; Sleep

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRAZODONE;

ACUPRESSURE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANXIETY DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIGNETTE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DYSSOMNIAS; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 33847249352     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2006.09.002     Document Type: Review

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