Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality in Caregivers of Patients With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In the United States, 16 million family caregivers provide long-term care for patients with dementia. Although one's physical, mental, and cognitive health depends on sleep, many caregivers experience chronic stress, and stress is typically associated with worse sleep quantity and quality.

Objective

To quantify the extent, nature, and treatability of sleep problems in dementia caregivers.

Data sources

PubMed and Scopus databases were systematically searched for articles published through June 2018 using the following keywords: caregiver or spouse or caretaker AND sleep or circadian AND dementia or Alzheimer. Backward citation tracking was performed, and corresponding authors were contacted for additional data to conduct meta-analyses and pooled analyses.

SUBMITTER: Gao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714015 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature