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ArticleWestern journal of nursing research2022

Cognitive Function and Sleep in Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia.

Glenna S Brewster, Victor Molinari, Christina McCrae, Jason Beckstead, Rita D'Aoust, Meredeth Rowe

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Article in Western journal of nursing research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Glenna S BrewsterNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7664-9381
Victor MolinariSchool of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Christina McCraeSchool of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Jason BecksteadCollege of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Rita D'AoustSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Meredeth RoweCollege of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
University of South Florida · USEmory University · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Missouri · US

Funding

Testing Tele-Savvy, an On-line Psychoeducation Program for Informal Alzheimer's CaregiversR01AG054079 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITHS, PATRICIA C., HEPBURN, KEN W · 2016 to 2019
$3.4M
Improving Dementia Caregiver Sleep and The Effect on Heart Disease BiomarkersR01AG039495 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI ROWE, MEREDETH A · 2011 to 2014
$2.0M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG039495NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poor sleep is prevalent among caregivers of persons living with dementia and increases their risk for cognitive impairment and decline. In this cross-sectional, correlational study, we compared the cognitive function scores of caregivers with poor sleep with the demographically adjusted normed scores of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery. Caregivers completed a 14-day sleep diary. On average, caregivers (n = 28) were 65.14 (±10.08) years, female, and White. Their average crystallized cognitive function composite score was significantly higher and their average fluid cognitive function composite score was significantly lower than the normative scores. Caregivers performed significantly worse on the processing speed domain measure. Poor sleep may affect how caregivers, including highly educated caregivers, process and respond to information, thus can influence how they safely perform complex caregiving tasks. Health care providers should consistently assess caregivers' sleep and cognitive abilities to promptly identify changes and provide timely interventions.

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DementiaSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersCaregiversCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansSleepAlzheimer’s diseaseCrystallized cognitionFluid cognitionProcessing speedSleep durationSleep onset latency

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PMID34467789
PMCPMC9112431
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