Positive Affect and Sleep in Spousal Alzheimer Caregivers: A Longitudinal Study Short title: Positive Affect and Sleep in Dementia Caregivers
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Positive affect and sleep in spousal Alzheimer caregivers: a longitudinal study.
This article examines the longitudinal relation between positive affect (PA) and sleep in 126 spousal Alzheimer's disease caregivers. Caregivers underwent 4 yearly assessments for the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, the self-rated Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and actigraphy to objectify nighttime total sleep time, wake after sleep onset, and percentage of sleep. Increased levels of PA...
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تاریخ انتشار 2014