Table 2 Brief demographic details with outcome summaries
ID | Age | Gender | Diagnosis | MMSE | Carer age | Outcome summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Those who completed: | ||||||
1 | 73 | Male | VD | 15 | 73 | Dementia-related deterioration, minor improvements to care recipient’s PSQI and actigraphic sleep |
2 | 82 | Male | VD | 13 | 74 | Dementia-related deterioration, PSQI improved for both |
3 | 72 | Male | AD | 14 | 71 | Good quality sleep at onset, minor improvement to care recipient’s PSQI |
4 | 76 | Male | Undefined | 23 | 74 | Good quality sleep at onset, no improvements observed, care recipient had marked daytime sleepiness |
5 | 82 | Male | LBD | 5 | 68 | Marked improvements to both subjective and actigraphic sleep variables as well as waking function of care recipient |
6 | 83 | Female | Undefined | 27 | 46 | Minor subjective and actigraphic improvements to sleep, however carer reported deterioration to care recipient’s sleep |
7 | 73 | Female | AD | 16 | 78 | Good quality sleep at onset, no improvements observed |
8 | 66 | Male | AD | 18 | 67 | Good sleep quality at onset, no improvements observed. Struggled with protocol |
9 | 80 | Male | VD | 7 | 54 | Minor improvements to actigraphic sleep of both. Carer reported stress and sleep disturbed by care recipient |
Those who withdrew: | ||||||
10 | 80 | Female | AD | 21 | 81 | Withdrew due to care recipient moving into care home at end of week 1 |
11 | 72 | Male | AD | 13 | 68 | Withdrew as care recipient admitted to hospital |
12 | 88 | Male | MCI | 29 | 75 | Withdrew after losing motivation after period of respite care |
13 | 83 | Female | VD | 20 | 82 | Withdrew at the end of week 1, sleep not considered problematic enough |
14 | 89 | Female | Undefined | 23 | 55 | Withdrew as intervention protocol considered too stressful |
15 | 73 | Male | VD | 28 | 55 | Withdrew during week 1 due to care recipient moving into care facility after a fall |