Aidin Aryankhesal, Jessica Blake, Geoff Wong, Molly Megson, Simon Briscoe, Louise Allan, Niall M Broomfield, Zenahrai Eastwood, Leanne Greene, Andrea Hilton, Anne Killett, Alpar S Lazar, Rachael Litherland, Gill Livingston, Ian Maidment, Joanne Reeve, George Rook, Sion Scott, Jinpil Um, Jayden van Horik, Chris Fox
BACKGROUND: Sleep disturbance is a prevalent condition among people living with dementia (PLwD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Its assessment and management within primary care is complex because of the comorbidities, older age, and cognitive impairment typical of this patient group. AIM: To explore how primary care clinicians assess, understand, and manage sleep disturbance for PLwD or MCI; if and why such initiatives work; and how people and their carers experience sleep disturbance and its treatment...
March 18, 2024: British Journal of General Practice