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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Falls and Sleep Disorders in Spanish Alzheimer's Disease in Nursing Homes: An Observational Study.

Rubén Cámara-Calmaestra, Antonio Martínez-Amat, Agustín Aibar-Almazán, Fidel Hita-Contreras, Nerea De Miguel-Hernando, Daniel Rodríguez-Almagro, Raquel Fábrega-Cuadros, Alexander Achalandabaso-Ochoa

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Rubén Cámara-CalmaestraDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
Antonio Martínez-AmatDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9652-791X
Agustín Aibar-AlmazánDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9386-9199
Fidel Hita-ContrerasDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7215-5456
Nerea De Miguel-HernandoDepartment of Surgery, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Physiotherapy, University of Valladolid, 47002 Valladolid, Spain.
Daniel Rodríguez-AlmagroNursing, Physical Therapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6814-1091
Raquel Fábrega-CuadrosDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3018-1511
Alexander Achalandabaso-OchoaDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1989-2988
Universidad de Jaén · ESUniversidad de Valladolid · ESUniversity of Almería · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe main objective of this study was to establish a relationship between the number of falls and sleep problems experienced by patients with Alzheimer's disease. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study. A total of 114 Spanish aged people with Alzheimer's disease institutionalized in nursing homes and 80 independent Spanish aged people without neurodegenerative diseases living at home were enrolled in this study and completed in-person interviews and digital questionnaires.

resultsThe mean age was 78.98 ± 8.59 years. Sleep disorders were related to continuous stress (

conclusionsSleep disturbances are related to stress and falls in a sample of 114 Spanish AD aged people institutionalized in nursing homes, and the falls they experience are related to ongoing medical visits, a history of dementia, and sleep disturbances. Therefore, a bidirectional relationship was established between falls and sleep disorders in these patients. Moreover, this study showed that a greater frequency of falls and high daily drug intake could constitute novel risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, in addition to already known factors, such as age and type II Diabetes Mellitus, while being physically active and a high level of studies are protective factors against Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimercross-sectionalrisk of fallstype II diabetes mellitus

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