TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dörner, Jonas
AU  - Hüsken, Johann-Moritz
AU  - Schmüdderich, Kathrin
AU  - Dinand, Claudia
AU  - Dichter, Martin
AU  - Halek, Margareta
TI  - Perspectives on sleep of people living with dementia in nursing homes: a qualitative interview study.
JO  - BMC geriatrics
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SN  - 1471-2318
CY  - London
PB  - BioMed Central
M1  - DZNE-2023-00593
SP  - 331
PY  - 2023
AB  - Disturbed sleep among people living with dementia in nursing homes is widespread and is associated with diseases and all-cause mortality. This study examined the sleep of people living with dementia from their perspectives in nursing homes and that of the nurses who care for people living with dementia.A qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 15 people living with dementia and 15 nurses in 11 German nursing homes were enrolled in this study. Data was collected between February and August 2021 through semistructured interviews, which were audio recorded and transcribed. Thematic analyses were performed by three independent researchers. Thematic mind maps and controversial findings were discussed with the Research Working Group of People with Dementia of the German Alzheimer Association.Thematic analysis identified five overarching themes from the nursing home participants regarding sleep patterns: (1) characteristics of good sleep, (2) characteristics of bad sleep, (3) personal influences of people living with dementia on sleep, (4) environmental factors on sleep, and (5) sleep strategies of people living with dementia. Analysis also identified five overarching themes from the nurses participants: (1) characteristics of good sleep, (2) characteristics of bad sleep, (3) personal influences on sleep, (4) environmental factors on sleep, and (5) interventions for sleep promotion.The thematic analyses demonstrated that the perspectives of people living with dementia and nurses indicate the need to give more consideration to psychosocial factors and individual aspects of sleep in clinical practice. The results could also be helpful for the development of targeted assessment instruments and complex non-pharmacological interventions to promote sleep.
KW  - Humans
KW  - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW  - Dementia: diagnosis
KW  - Dementia: epidemiology
KW  - Dementia: therapy
KW  - Nursing Homes
KW  - Qualitative Research
KW  - Sleep
KW  - Dementia (Other)
KW  - Nursing home (Other)
KW  - Qualitative study (Other)
KW  - Sleep (Other)
KW  - Sleep disturbances (Other)
KW  - Thematic analysis (Other)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:37237308
C2  - pmc:PMC10214326
DO  - DOI:10.1186/s12877-023-04052-4
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/258247
ER  -