The Sleep Disorders Inventory: an instrument for studies of sleep disturbance in persons with Alzheimer's disease

Summary The Sleep Disorders Inventory (SDI) is an expanded version of one item of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). It describes the frequency, severity, and caregiver burden of sleep‐disturbed behaviors during a period prior to its administration. We carried out post hoc analyses on baseline re...

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Published in:Journal of sleep research 2003-12, Vol.12 (4), p.331-337
Main Authors: Tractenberg, Rochelle E., Singer, Clifford M., Cummings, Jeffrey L., Thal, Leon J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology
Alzheimer's disease
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
measurement
Prevalence
Severity of Illness Index
sleep disturbance
Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis
Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology
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Summary:Summary The Sleep Disorders Inventory (SDI) is an expanded version of one item of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). It describes the frequency, severity, and caregiver burden of sleep‐disturbed behaviors during a period prior to its administration. We carried out post hoc analyses on baseline responses to the SDI in 104 persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and live‐in caregivers who had been recruited for a trial of melatonin in the treatment of sleep disturbance. These patient‐participants averaged
ISSN:0962-1105
1365-2869
DOI:10.1046/j.0962-1105.2003.00374.x