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Biological basis for sleep disturbance and behavioral symptoms in dementia: a biobehavioral model.
Research in gerontological nursing - 1 Oct 2011
Woods Diana Lynn, Phillips Linda R, Martin Jennifer L
Abstract excerpt
Behavioral symptoms and sleep disturbance occur in more than 56% of older adults with mild to moderate dementia and are challenging and costly. This article proposes a biobehavioral causal model to explain sleep disturbances and behavioral symptoms in dementia (BSD) based on an integrative science perspective using the life cycle model of stress (chronic stress) integrating genetic, neuroendocrine, and...
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