Have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (probable or possible) or other related dementia as documented in an electronic medical record
Community-dwelling
\>1 sleep problems \>3x/week on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Nighttime Behavior Scale, - - Aged \>60 years
Have no untreated sleep disorders (e.g., sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome)
Able to ambulate with or without assistive devices (i.e., dyads will be excluded if the care recipient is bedbound)
Have no severe medical conditions with a life expectancy of less than 6 months
Have an eligible caregiver
Live with an eligible patient
Aged \>18 years
Is related to the patient as a family member, a significant other, or a friend
Have regularly assisted patient with \>1 of 6 basic activities of daily living (ADLs; i.e., bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence, feeding) or \>1 of 8 Instrumental ADL (IADLs; i.e., using the telephone, shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, taking medications, managing money) for the past 6 months
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) total score \>5
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) ≥23
Can communicate in English
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Patients will be excluded if they are bedbound or have severe medical conditions with a life expectancy of less than 6 months.
Paid, professional caregivers will also be excluded.
If the eligibility criteria for either a patient or a caregiver are not met, the dyads will be excluded for this study.
Clareo Health | A Dyadic Sleep Health Approach for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Caregivers
