Sleep Enhancement for Older Adults Living With Memory Loss And Their Care Partners
The purpose of this study is to determine if a 6-week videoconference intervention to teach skills to improve sleep is practical, acceptable, and helpful to persons living with memory loss, cognitive impairment, and/or dementia and care partners, individually or together.
• Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), or caregiver-reported probable or possible cognitive impairment or
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) score between 12 and 24;
• Had ≥1 sleep problem ≥3x/week on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)-Nighttime Behavior Subscale;
• Have an eligible caregiver;
• Be able to participate in the intervention sessions
• ≥18 years old, co-residing with persons living with cognitive impairment (PLwCI);
• Regularly assist the care recipient with ≥1 of 7 basic activities of daily living or
• ≥1 of 7 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living for the past 6 months;
• Have difficulty falling asleep or difficulty staying asleep for the last three months or
• Have a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of 5 or greater