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1. Yoon IY, Kripke DF, Elliott JA, Youngstedt SD, Rex KM, Hauger RL. Age-related changes of circadian rhythms and sleep-wake cycles. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003;51(8):1085-1091. doi:10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51356.xDownload
2. Kitano N, Tsunoda K, Tsuji T, et al. Association between difficulty initiating sleep in older adults and the combination of leisure-time physical activity and consumption of milk and milk products: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatr. 2014;14:118. Published 2014 Nov 18. doi:10.1186/1471-2318-14-118Download
3. Sander B, Markvart J, Kessel L, Argyraki A, Johnsen K. Can sleep quality and wellbeing be improved by changing the indoor lighting in the homes of healthy, elderly citizens?. Chronobiol Int. 2015;32(8):1049-1060. doi:10.3109/07420528.2015.1056304Download
4. de Jonghe A, Korevaar JC, van Munster BC, de Rooij SE. Effectiveness of melatonin treatment on circadian rhythm disturbances in dementia. Are there implications for delirium? A systematic review. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010;25(12):1201-1208. doi:10.1002/gps.2454Download
5. St-Onge MP, Mikic A, Pietrolungo CE. Effects of Diet on Sleep Quality. Adv Nutr. 2016;7(5):938-949. Published 2016 Sep 15. doi:10.3945/an.116.012336Download
6. Ministry of Health & Long- Term Care. Home Oxygen Therapy POlucy and Administration Manual. April 2017Download
7. Boeve BF, Dickson DW, Olson EJ, et al. Insights into REM sleep behavior disorder pathophysiology in brainstem-predominant Lewy body disease. Sleep Med. 2007;8(1):60-64. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2006.08.017Download
8. Morin CM. Insomnia Severity Index. www.myhealth.ca.gov. 2011Download
9. Al-Aama T, Brymer C, Gutmanis I, Woolmore-Goodwin SM, Esbaugh J, Dasgupta M. Melatonin decreases delirium in elderly patients: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial [published correction appears in Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014 May;29(5):550]. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011;26(7):687-694. doi:10.1002/gps.2582Download
10. Jespersen KV, Koenig J, Jennum P, Vuust P. Music for insomnia in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(8):CD010459. Published 2015 Aug 13. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010459.pub2Download
11. National Sleep Foundation Sleep Diary. National Sleep Foundation. http://www.sleepfoundation.org. Date Accessed: September 29, 2020Download
12. McCleery J, Cohen DA, Sharpley AL. Pharmacotherapies for sleep disturbances in dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;11(11):CD009178. Published 2016 Nov 16. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009178.pub3Download
13. Sculthorpe LD, Douglass AB. Sleep pathologies in depression and the clinical utility of polysomnography. Can J Psychiatry. 2010;55(7):413-421. doi:10.1177/070674371005500704Download
14. Rodriguez JC, Dzierzewski JM, Alessi CA. Sleep problems in the elderly. Med Clin North Am. 2015;99(2):431-439. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2014.11.013Download

15. The treatment of sleep disorders of older people. Consens Statement. 1990;8(3):1-22.

16. Ooms S, Ju YE. Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Dementia. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2016;18(9):40. doi:10.1007/s11940-016-0424-3Download
17. Sandman N, Merikanto I, Määttänen H, et al. Winter is coming: nightmares and sleep problems during seasonal affective disorder. J Sleep Res. 2016;25(5):612-619. doi:10.1111/jsr.12416Download

Articles on use of Magnesium for Sleep

1. Cao Y, Zhen S, Taylor AW, Appleton S, Atlantis E, Shi Z. Magnesium Intake and Sleep Disorder Symptoms: Findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese Adults at Five-Year Follow-Up. Nutrients. 2018;10(10):1354. Published 2018 Sep 21. doi:10.3390/nu10101354Download
2.. Djokic G, Vojvodić P, Korcok D, et al. The Effects of Magnesium – Melatonin – Vit B Complex Supplementation in Treatment of Insomnia. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2019;7(18):3101-3105. Published 2019 Aug 30. doi:10.3889/oamjms.2019.771Download

3. Abbasi B, Kimiagar M, Sadeghniiat K, Shirazi MM, Hedayati M, Rashidkhani B. The effect of magnesium supplementation on primary insomnia in elderly: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Res Med Sci. 2012;17(12):1161-1169.

Articles on Weighted Blankets on Sleep

1. Cloak N, Al Khalili Y. Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms In Dementia (BPSD) [Updated 2020 Mar 13]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551552/

2. Powell R & Frithsen P. Novel Approaches to Unwanted Behaviors in Dementia. Casa De La Luz. https://casafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Powell_Dementia_Presentation.pdf. Accessed on: September 29. 2020

3. Powell R & Frithesen P. Alternative Therapies for Management of Agitation in Dementia. In: Casa De La Luz [Internet]. Available from: https://casafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Agitation_PPT_030419_reducedfile.pdf