Care home residents with dementia: Prevalence, incidence, and associations with sleep disturbance in an English cohort study.
Lucy A WebsterSergi G CostafredaJulie A BarberSimon D KyleGill LivingstonPublished in: Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) (2022)
Approximately one-third of care home residents with dementia have or develop sleep disturbances over 1 year. These are associated with lower quality of life and prescription of sedatives, which may have negative outcomes; therefore, it is important to develop effective treatments.