Simpson Cherie, Carter Patricia A
University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Res Gerontol Nurs. 2010 Jan;3(1):19-29. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20090731-02. Epub 2010 Jan 27.
Informal caregivers of individuals with dementia experience higher rates of poor sleep quality and depression than the general population. Short-term behavioral interventions have been shown to improve sleep quality in other caregiver populations. The purposes of this study were to determine the feasibility of the CAregiver Sleep Intervention (CASI) in a small sample of caregivers of both community-dwelling and institutionalized individuals with dementia. The caregivers were given CASI, a 5-week behavioral sleep intervention combining relaxation, stimulus control, and sleep hygiene with personal goal setting, delivered at the caregiver's convenience. Caregivers reported no increased burden with CASI. The intervention was well received, and sleep quality and depression trended toward improvement. CASI appears to be feasible and beneficial in this small sample and warrants further study in caregivers of individuals with dementia.
与一般人群相比，痴呆症患者的非正式照料者睡眠质量差和抑郁的发生率更高。短期行为干预已被证明可改善其他照料者群体的睡眠质量。本研究的目的是确定照料者睡眠干预（CAregiver Sleep Intervention，CASI）在一小部分社区居住和机构化痴呆症患者照料者中的可行性。向照料者提供了CASI，这是一种为期5周的行为睡眠干预，将放松、刺激控制、睡眠卫生与个人目标设定相结合，并在照料者方便的时候进行。照料者报告称，CASI并未增加负担。该干预措施受到好评，睡眠质量和抑郁状况有改善趋势。在这个小样本中，CASI似乎是可行且有益的，值得在痴呆症患者照料者中进一步研究。
