Older Adult Caregivers Of People With Dementia Have Worse Sleep Than Noncaregivers
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 07:14
in Psychology & Sociology
A study in 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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