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- Title
A case of effective usage of a weighted blanket for a person with severe dementia.
- Authors
Nakamura, Mio; Yamauchi, Nodoka
- Abstract
The article discusses the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), including day-night reversal and wandering for the night, increase the care burden of patients' family members and care staff. Topics include to facilitate better sleep quality in persons with dementia afflicted with symptoms of day-night reversal; and reducing naps, increasing daytime activity, and regulating sleep rhythms with adequate exposure to sunlight.
- Subjects
ASSISTIVE technology; SLEEP; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests; DEMENTIA; INSOMNIA; BEDDING
- Publication
Psychogeriatrics, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 2, p239
- ISSN
1346-3500
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/psyg.12656