Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep disorders in patients with Alzheimer's disease: An integrative review
Non-pharmacological interventions for managing sleep disorders in patients with AD have shown promising strategies, including approaches such as light therapy, physical stimulation techniques, and acupressure, with results indicating potential benefits in improving sleep quality and mitigating behavioral and cognitive symptoms associated with the disease. However, current evidence highlights the need for future studies with more rigorous methodologies, larger population samples, and long-term follow-up to consolidate the efficacy and applicability of these interventions in clinical practice.
Authors
- Marcela Maria Cabral Ribeiro
- Wendell Lima Rabelo
- Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-2024)
- Maria Luiza Vasconcelos Montenegro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5087-8802)
- Aimê de Paula Santos
- C. Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5492-7829)
- Victor Antônio Lucena Raulino
- Ana Beatriz Vieira Pachêco
- Lohana Guimarães Souza
- Tatiana Caldas Neves da Silva
- Luana Teles de Resende
- Priscilla Januário de Oliveira
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade de Pernambuco (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sleep Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2026.108874
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00