ReviewCurrent treatment options in neurology2016
Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Dementia.
Review in Current treatment options in neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of Melatonin on Sleep Quality in Patients With Dementia
The Role of the Glymphatic System Avaluated Thourgh mr Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of NPH
The effect of chair-assisted yoga practice on sleep quality and pain levels in elderly individuals living in nursing homes
Who cites it
48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 111 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- The DREAMS START intervention for sleep in dementia: Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Trial
- Dynamic Relationship Between Sleep Patterns and Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR aging · 2026Observational
- TaIlored ManagEment of Sleep (TIMES) for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment in primary care in England: protocol for a feasibility cluster-randomised controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Developing a structured framework to explore the experiences of people with dementia and their caregivers regarding non-pharmacological sleep interventions.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Sleep Disorders in Neurodegenerative Diseases with Dementia: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The rhythm of decline: Circadian disruption in neurodegeneration.Journal of food and drug analysis · 2025Review
- Sleep at home for older persons with dementia and their caregivers: a qualitative study of their experiences and challenges.European journal of ageing · 2025Article
- Sleep efficiency in community-dwelling persons living with dementia: exploratory analysis using machine learning.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Observational
- Effect of bright-light therapy on depression and anxiety of a patient with Alzheimer's disease combined with sleep disorder: A case report.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Applicability of the Self-Evaluation Scale of nursing practices for improving sleep quality among patients with dementia taking sleeping pills to general nurses.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2024Article
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- Sleep disturbances as risk factors for neurodegeneration later in life.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Young-onset dementia diagnosis, management and care: a narrative review.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Review
- Fatigue and Its Contributing Factors in Chinese Patients with Primary Pituitary Adenomas.Journal of oncology · 2023Article
- The Effect of Agomelatine in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Characteristics of people living with undiagnosed dementia: findings from the CFAS Wales study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- An Improved Model of Moderate Sleep Apnoea for Investigating Its Effect as a Comorbidity on Neurodegenerative Disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Glymphatic System Dysfunction in Central Nervous System Diseases and Mood Disorders.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
opinion statementSleep and circadian disorders occur frequently in all types of dementia. Due to the multifactorial nature of sleep problems in dementia, we propose a structured approach to the evaluation and treatment of these patients. Primary sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea should be treated first. Comorbid conditions and medications that impact sleep should be optimally managed to minimize negative effects on sleep. Patients and caregivers should maintain good sleep hygiene, and social and physical activity should be encouraged during the daytime. Given the generally benign nature of bright light therapy and melatonin, these treatments should be tried first. Pharmacological treatments should be added cautiously, due to the risk of cognitive side effects, sedation, and falls in the demented and older population. Regardless of treatment modality, it is essential to follow patients with dementia and sleep disorders closely, with serial monitoring of individual response to treatment.
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