Res Gerontol Nurs. 2024 Sep-Oct;17(5):247-255. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20240911-03. Epub 2024 Sep 1.
Coexisting dementia and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) can negatively impact persons with dementia (PWD) and their family caregivers. Little research has investigated the relationship of sleep disturbance (i.e., RBD) in PWD-caregiver dyads who live together. Thus, we aimed to examine the impact of RBD symptoms on sleep quality of PWD and their family caregivers and describe sleep interrelationships.
This mixed methods study analyzed qualitative and quantitative data (wearable devices, semi-structured interviews, sleep diaries, and sleep quality surveys). Two dyads' sleep parameters and sleep experiences are reported.
Findings demonstrated that RBD symptoms in PWD affected sleep quality negatively (frequent awakening during the night and shortened deep sleep).
Current findings highlight the importance of RBD assessment and management for PWD, as it could help improve caregivers' and PWDs' sleep quality and well-being. [(5), 247-255.].
共病痴呆和快速眼动睡眠行为障碍（RBD）会对痴呆患者（PWD）及其家庭照顾者产生负面影响。关于共同生活的 PWD-照顾者二联体中睡眠障碍（即 RBD）的关系，研究甚少。因此，我们旨在研究 RBD 症状对 PWD 和其家庭照顾者睡眠质量的影响，并描述睡眠的相互关系。
这项混合方法研究分析了定性和定量数据（可穿戴设备、半结构化访谈、睡眠日记和睡眠质量调查）。报告了两个二联体的睡眠参数和睡眠体验。
研究结果表明，PWD 的 RBD 症状对睡眠质量有负面影响（夜间频繁觉醒和深度睡眠时间缩短）。
目前的研究结果强调了对 PWD 进行 RBD 评估和管理的重要性，因为这有助于改善照顾者和 PWD 的睡眠质量和幸福感。[(5), 247-255.]。
