title: Sleep disturbance in family caregivers of individuals with dementia: a review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper will review published evidence regarding health outcomes and factors associated with caregivers' sleep disturbance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Searches were conducted on CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed, and PsycINFO using various keywords.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We evaluated 138 abstracts and reviewed 18 articles. Depression is the most reported factor influencing caregivers' sleep. Additional factors are caregivers' psychological distress, demographic, and care recipients' characteristics. Health outcomes of sleep disturbance include poor mental and physical health, reduced quality of life, and elevated coagulation and inflammation levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinicians should screen caregivers' sleep quality so they can assist them with suggestions on maintaining their health while performing caregiving tasks.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Hsi-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Yu-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology*