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Dementia caregivers’ stress leads to sleep deprivation – Medical Xpress
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found 94 per cent of Australians caring for a loved one with dementia are sleep deprived.
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found 94 per cent of Australians caring for a loved one with dementia are sleep deprived.
This can potentially lead to poor health of the carer and may also impact on their ability to provide care for the person living with dementia.
Poor sleep is associated with negative physical and psychological outcomes including hypertension, obesity, mood disorders and dementia.
The study, led by Dr. Aisling Smyth from ECU’s School of Nursing and Midwifery i…
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