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42/100

✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Clinical safety

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Caregivers in the control conditions reported significantly worsening sleep efficiency whereas in comparison, those in the active conditions reported improving sleep efficiency. Given how critical sleep is both for caregivers' health and the care they provide, these findings underscore potential benefits of in-home technologies for protecting caregivers' sleep. Technology-based interventions that help monitor the home may support caregivers' sleep. Protecting caregivers' sleep may also preserve their ability to provide high-quality care as their loved one's disease and associated functional decline progresses.

Key findings

Caregivers in the control conditions reported significantly worsening sleep efficiency whereas in comparison, those in the active conditions reported improving sleep efficiency.
Given how critical sleep is both for caregivers' health and the care they provide, these findings underscore potential benefits of in-home technologies for protecting caregivers' sleep.
Technology-based interventions that help monitor the home may support caregivers' sleep.
Protecting caregivers' sleep may also preserve their ability to provide high-quality care as their loved one's disease and associated functional decline progresses.

Why it matters

This randomised controlled trial found that caregivers in the control conditions reported worsening sleep efficiency while those using in-home assistive technology reported improving sleep efficiency. It is about supporting caregiver sleep, not about treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 42/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported and studied in people because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Clinical Gerontologist)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	Clinical Gerontologist: journal h-index 66 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
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	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 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	1 / 2	Randomised (as stated in the record)
Times cited	2 / 7	Cited 5 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	1 / 5	1.7 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	3 / 6	Cited 5.3× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 5 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	3 / 4	Last-listed author ROBERT WAYNE LEVENSON: h-index 91 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	3 / 3	Stanford University: institution h-index 2,684 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 8 institution(s) in 2 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40400304)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	42 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Scheffer, J. A., Levan, D. T., Wells, J. L., Gallagher-Thompson, D. E., Grimm, K. J., Chen, K., et al. (2025). In-Home Assistive Technology May Help Protect Dementia Caregivers from Declining Sleep Efficiency: A Randomized Control Trial. Clinical Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2025.2499812

Vancouver

Scheffer JA, Levan DT, Wells JL, Gallagher-Thompson DE, Grimm KJ, Chen K, et al. In-Home Assistive Technology May Help Protect Dementia Caregivers from Declining Sleep Efficiency: A Randomized Control Trial. Clinical Gerontologist. 2025. doi:10.1080/07317115.2025.2499812. PMID: 40400304.

BibTeX

@article{scheffer2025-40400304,
  author  = {Scheffer, Julian Andrew and Levan, Darius Tran and Wells, Jenna L. and Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores E. and Grimm, Kevin J. and Chen, Kuan‐Hua and Brown, Casey K. and Bullard, Breanna M. and others},
  title   = {{In-Home Assistive Technology May Help Protect Dementia Caregivers from Declining Sleep Efficiency: A Randomized Control Trial}},
  journal = {Clinical Gerontologist},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1080/07317115.2025.2499812},
  pmid    = {40400304},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2025.2499812}
}

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