• Geriatric nursing · Sep 2014

    The influence of sleep disruption and pain perception on indicators of quality of life in individuals living with dementia at home.

    • Nancy Hodgson, Laura N Gitlin, and Jin Huang.
    • Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 Wolfe Street, Suite, 422 Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: nhodgso1@son.jhmi.edu.
    • Geriatr Nurs. 2014 Sep 1; 35 (5): 394-8.

    AbstractThis cross-sectional study evaluated the influence of sleep quality and pain perceptions on different dimensions of quality of life in community-dwelling persons with dementia. Evaluations of pain were collected using Visual Analog Scale (VAS), sleep disruption using Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) items, and quality of life indicators using the DemQOL-Proxy in 88 persons with dementia and their family caregivers. Lower overall quality of life was associated with the presence of pain and symptoms of sleep disruption when controlling for mental status, age, and number of health conditions. Pain and sleep symptoms were differentially associated with different aspects of QoL. As symptoms negatively impact quality of life but are modifiable, better clinical procedures are needed to prevent and also identify and treat symptoms of pain and sleep disturbance in community-dwelling persons with dementia. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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