Localization

Sleep and agitation in nursing home patients with dementia

Purpose of the study

The aim is to investigate the temporal association between sleep and agitation in nursing home residents with dementia. Do temporal associations between sleep and agitation differ between individuals? And what is the feasibility of evaluating sleep and agitation with actigraphy for 2 months in dementia patients?

Researchers

Date

2017-02-01

- 2017-07-31

Participants

5 nursing home residents with dementia

Publications

Wijbenga et al 2022

Individual differences in the temporal relationship between sleep and agitation: a single-subject study in nursing home residents with dementia experiencing sleep disturbance and agitation