## Study objectives: This study assesses the prevalence and characteristics of sleep disturbances among an entire nursing home population, consisting of 29, mainly demented, long-term patients. ## Design and setting: Sleep was evaluated for 14 consecutive days using actigraphic measurements and n
Sleep disturbances in nursing homes
β Scribed by A. B. Neikrug; Sonia Ancoli-Israel
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1279-7707
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