The feasibility and efficacy of weighted blankets as a sleep intervention for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a pilot randomised crossover trial.
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- 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104269
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- 2026 Sep 1
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104269,
title = {The feasibility and efficacy of weighted blankets as a sleep intervention for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a pilot randomised crossover trial.},
author = {Dawson S and Ng L and Gulyani A and George S and Loffler KA and Xu QA and Laver K},
year = {2026},
journal = {Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)},
doi = {10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104269},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104269}
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TY - JOUR TI - The feasibility and efficacy of weighted blankets as a sleep intervention for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a pilot randomised crossover trial. AU - Dawson S AU - Ng L AU - Gulyani A AU - George S AU - Loffler KA AU - Xu QA AU - Laver K PY - 2026 JO - Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) DO - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104269 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104269 ER -
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S, D., L, N., A, G., S, G., KA, L., QA, X., & K, L. (2026). The feasibility and efficacy of weighted blankets as a sleep intervention for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a pilot randomised crossover trial.. Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104269
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- pubmed · retrieved 2026-09-26T12:37:15.623Z
- europe-pmc · retrieved 2026-09-26T12:37:15.615Z