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Development of a dyadic sleep intervention for Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers
Yeonsu Song, Susan M McCurry, Diane Lee, Karen R Josephson, Sarah Kate McGowan, Constance H Fung, Michael R Irwin, Edmond Teng et al.. Disability and rehabilitation, 2019-10-26
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Five out of six enrolled dyads completed the sessions. Several revisions were made during testing: the last session was changed from telephone to in-person; some components (e.g., sleep scheduling, mindfulness) were rearranged within or across sessions; sleep educator guidelines for sleep scheduling, light exposure, and walking were revised. After the fifth dyad, no additional issues were identified by the caregiver or the sleep educator. Four patients and three caregivers had improved sleep at the last session. The iterative refinement process was successful in finalizing the intervention program, with evidence of sleep improvements. Formal pilot testing of the program will provide further information on feasibility and effectiveness.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONOur dyadic behavioral sleep program can be tailored to various types of sleep problems among patients with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers, with the goal of improving daytime function by reducing sleep disturbances at night.Caregiver training and participation of both members of the dyad in sleep management may benefit the patients' sleep and other health outcomes, reduce caregiver stress and burden, and ultimately delay or prevent institutionalization of Alzheimer's disease patients.
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APA 7th
Song, Y., McCurry, S. M., Lee, D., Josephson, K. R., McGowan, S. K., Fung, C. H., et al. (2021). Development of a dyadic sleep intervention for Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers. Disability and rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1680748
Vancouver
Song Y, McCurry SM, Lee D, Josephson KR, McGowan SK, Fung CH, et al. Development of a dyadic sleep intervention for Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers. Disability and rehabilitation. 2021. doi:10.1080/09638288.2019.1680748. PMID: 31656109.
BibTeX
@article{song2021-31656109,
author = {Song, Yeonsu and McCurry, Susan M and Lee, Diane and Josephson, Karen R and McGowan, Sarah Kate and Fung, Constance H and Irwin, Michael R and Teng, Edmond and others},
title = {{Development of a dyadic sleep intervention for Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers}},
journal = {Disability and rehabilitation},
year = {2021},
doi = {10.1080/09638288.2019.1680748},
pmid = {31656109},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1680748}
}
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Key findings
- Five out of six enrolled dyads completed the sessions.
- Several revisions were made during testing: the last session was changed from telephone to in-person; some components (e.g., sleep scheduling, mindfulness) were rearranged within or across sessions; sleep educator guidelines for sleep scheduling, light exposure, and walking were revised.
- After the fifth dyad, no additional issues were identified by the caregiver or the sleep educator.
- Four patients and three caregivers had improved sleep at the last session.
- The iterative refinement process was successful in finalizing the intervention program, with evidence of sleep improvements.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 41/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 23 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 41 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Disability and rehabilitation) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2021 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 31656109) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 23 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 23 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 41 out of 100. |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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