Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients with Mild Dementia and Its Association with Cognition, Emotion and Mobility

Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients with Mild Dementia and Its Association with Cognition, Emotion and Mobility

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is an emerging dementia risk factor. Data on the prevalence of SDB in dementia patients and its association with cognitive impairment is so far only based on patients with severe dementia. In 101 geriatric patients mostly with mild dementia recruited on German geriat...

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Main Authors: Janine Gronewold, Robert Haensel, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Helmut Frohnhofen, Dirk M. Hermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
sleep-disordered breathing
obstructive sleep apnea
dementia
cognition
emotion
mobility
sleep quality
geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/5/863

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