Tailored music listening intervention to reduce sleep disturbances in older adults with dementia: Research protocol.

ABSTRACT: Sleep disruption in older adults living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) is debilitating and contributes to increased institutionalization, reduced cognitive function, and accelerated disease progression. Furthermore, sleep disruption is linked to poor health outcomes in caregivers, such as decreased quality of life and increased caregiver burden. Given the potentially harmful side effects of pharmacologic treatment, nonpharmacologic approaches, such as music, may provide a safer alternative to reducing sleep disruption in this vulnerable population. A growing body of literature suggests that calming tailored music may improve sleep quality in older adults with memory loss, but its efficacy has not been demonstrated in older adults with ADRD in the community, where mos

SUBMITTER: Petrovsky DV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7945958 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature