Clinically significant discrepancies between sleep problems assessed by standard clinical tools and actigraphy
Abstract Background Sleep disturbances are widespread among nursing home (NH) patients and associated with numerous negative consequences. Identifying and treating them should therefore be of high clinical priority. No prior studies have investigated the degree to which sleep disturbances as detecte...
Main Authors: | Kjersti Marie Blytt, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Bettina Husebo, Elisabeth Flo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0653-7 |
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