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Treating Insomnia. Although both pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions are widely used in clinical practice to treat insomnia in dementia, there are few rigorous clinical trials to inform clinicians’ choices.
Insomnia occurs in one-fourth to one-third of patients with dementia, and can lead to patient and caretaker distress and early institutionalization. An array of effects from the disease, medication, behaviors, and mood issues may play a role in influencing sleep.
4 Σεπ 2024 · Over the past five years, research has established non-pharmacological treatments such as CBT-I, exercise, and multi-modal interventions as the mainstay for treating sleep disturbances in older adults, with or without cognitive impairment.
We searched up to February 2020 for well-designed trials that compared any medicine used for treating sleep problems in people with dementia with a fake medicine (placebo). We consulted a panel of carers to help us identify the most important outcomes to look for in the trials.
1 Ιουλ 2021 · There are two primary treatments for insomnia: behavioral-based (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, CBT-I) and pharmacological interventions.
Sleep problems and treatments for people with dementia. If a person has sleep problems caused by dementia, they should see their GP, who may refer them to a specialist. Find out about different sleep problems and what support and care is available for a person with dementia and sleep disturbance.
A case report suggested agomelatine 25 mg/day as a potential treatment for insomnia: a 91-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease and a 20-year history of insomnia showed decreased sleep fragmentation and daytime sleepiness after a month.
