| Title |
The effectiveness of acupuncture on the sleep quality of elderly with dementia: a within-subjects trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Interventions in Aging, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/cia.s45611 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Timothy Kwok, Ping Chung Leung, Yun Kwok Wing, Isaac Ip, Bel Wong, Daniel Wai Hung Ho, Wai Ming Wong, Florence Ho |
| Abstract |
Elderly with dementia are often afflicted with sleep problems. Recent studies have suggested that acupuncture may be a feasible alternative to traditional sleep medicine for treating sleep disturbance. This study investigated the effectiveness of acupuncture on sleep quality of elderly with dementia. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 70 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 10% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 17% |
| Unknown | 25 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 14% |
| Psychology | 7 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 28 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
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All research outputs
#7,147,625
of 25,371,288 outputs
Outputs from Clinical Interventions in Aging
#678
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#57,110
of 206,700 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Clinical Interventions in Aging
#14
of 59 outputs
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