Sleep Enhancement for Older Adults Living With Memory Loss And Their Care Partners
Emory University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if a 6-week videoconference intervention to teach skills to improve sleep is practical, acceptable, and helpful to persons living with memory loss, cognitive impairment, and/or dementia and care partners, individually or together.
Description
Disturbed sleep is stressful to persons living with dementia (PLwD) and their caregivers. It contributes to the earlier placement of the PLwD in nursing homes and increases the risk for many psychological and cognitive health issues and poor quality of life for both the PLwD and the caregivers. Given the potential harmful side effects of medications, non-medication alternatives, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), may be safer to improve disturbed sleep in this population. CBTi which includes stimulus control, sleep compression, relaxation, sleep hygiene, and cognitive re…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria for the PLwCI: * Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), or caregiver-reported probable or possible cognitive impairment or * Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) score between 12 and 24; * Had ≥1 sleep problem ≥3x/week on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)-Nighttime Behavior Subscale; * Have an eligible caregiver; * Be able to participate in the intervention sessions Inclusion Criteria for Caregivers: * ≥18 years old, co-residing with persons living with cognitive impairment (PLwCI); * Regularly assist the care recipient with ≥1 of 7 basic activi…
Interventions
- BehavioralCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
The intervention protocol will include CBTi principles like stimulus control, sleep compression, relaxation, sleep hygiene, and cognitive restructuring. It will be done over 6 weeks with one session weekly via videoconference.
Location
- Emory Healthcare SystemAtlanta, Georgia