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Multi-Modal Home Sleep Monitoring in Older Adults
Published on: January 26, 2019
The relationship between burden and caregiver's sleep disturbances in dementia: a systematic review
Bárbara Cristina da Costa Monteiro1, Tatiana Teresa Belfort Almeida Dos Santos1, Marcela Moreira Lima Nogueira1
1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Centro de Doença de Alzheimer, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.
Abstract:
Caregivers of people living with dementia (PLwD) have a high burden degree that leads to health issues, including sleep.
Objective:
This study aimed to analyze the impacts of the caregiving burden on caregiver's sleep disturbances.
Methods:
This systematic review involved a qualitative analysis of publications on Web of Science and Pubmed/Medline databases published between February 2018 and August 2022.
Results:
A total of 27 studies were identified and analyzed. Caregiver's sleep presents impairments in sleep latency, sleep fragmentation, sleep duration, subjective sleep quality, daytime dysfunction, and insomnia. Caregiver's distress and depressive symptoms have a dual relationship with sleep problems.
Conclusion:
Sleep disturbances presented by caregivers are correlated with higher burden levels and lead to more vulnerability to psychiatric symptoms and health issues.
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