Significant improvement in sleep in people with intellectual disabilities living in residential settings by non-pharmaceutical interventions

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 695-703

  Hylkema, Tejo ^a   Vlaskamp, C ^b  

^a Coordinator Sleep/Wake Research Talant ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Intellectual disabilities; Interventions; Non pharmaceutical; Sleep problems

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL RETARDATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 67651184152     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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