Sleep in spousal alzheimer caregivers: A longitudinal study with a focus on the effects of major patient transitions on sleep

Sleep

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-255

  Von Känel, Roland ^a,b   Mausbach, Brent T ^a,b   Ancoli Israel, Sonia ^b   Dimsdale, Joel E ^b   Mills, Paul J ^b   Patterson, Thomas L ^b   Ziegler, Michael G ^c   Roepke, Susan K ^d   Chattillion, Elizabeth A ^d   Allison, Matthew ^c   Grant, Igor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Alzheimer disease; Caregiver; Cytokines; Depression; Longitudinal study; Psychological stress; Sleep

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; SPOUSE;

ACTIGRAPHY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856996182     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1632     Document Type: Article

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