Avoidant Coping and Poor Sleep Efficiency in Dementia Caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Caring for a spouse with dementia is a source of chronic stress and is associated with a heightened prevalence of self-reported sleep problems. Styles and strategies for coping with stress have been associated with objective measures of sleep in non-caregiver populations. The current study evaluated relationships between caregiver coping style and sleep disturbance using in-home polysomnography.

Methods

Sixty spousal caregivers (mean [standard deviation] age = 73.31 [7.05] years; 81.7% female) completed the Brief Cope, the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, and three nights of in-home polysomnography. Participants were categorized into two groups based on the presence or absence of clinically significant low sleep efficiency (<80%). A factor analysis of the Bri

SUBMITTER: Taylor BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4643353 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature