Older adult caregivers of people with dementia have worse sleep than noncaregivers
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 11:00
in Psychology & Sociology
A study in the 15 August issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the sleep patterns of older adults who live with and provide direct care during the night for a person with dementia are significantly worse than other older adults...
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