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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2015

[Sleep disorders in dementia patients].

E Savaskan

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

E SavaskanKlinik für Alterspsychiatrie, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich, Minervastr. 145, Postfach 1668, 8032, Zürich, Schweiz, egemen.savaskan@puk.zh.ch.
Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia is characterized by cognitive and also behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). The most prominent BPSD are depression and apathy but sleep disorders also complicate the clinical course of dementia. These symptoms are a severe burden for patients and caregivers and are difficult to treat partly due to comorbidities. Common sleep disorders in dementia are insomnia, hypersomnia, circadian rhythm alterations and aberrant nocturnal motor behavior. Sleep duration and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep are reduced. The diagnostic assessment of sleep disorders should include an evaluation of the underlying risk factors and a detailed sleep history for which several assessment instruments are available. The therapy of sleep disorders of dementia is primarily nonpharmacological: sleep counseling, sleep hygiene regulation, relaxation and psychotherapy techniques are given priority. Pharmacological treatment often has severe side effects in this elderly, vulnerable population and can only be considered if other nonpharmacological options have been unsuccessful. The application of medication should be limited in time and dosage. The pharmacological therapeutic options are critically discussed in detail.

Indexed as

AgedAlzheimer DiseaseCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityHumansHypnotics and SedativesRisk FactorsSleep DeprivationSleep, REMSleep Wake DisordersHypnotics and Sedatives

Identifiers

PMID25957245
OpenAlexW296114489

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