Weighted Blankets’ Effect on the Health of Older People Living in Nursing Homes [PDF]
Geriatrics, 2022 Background: An increasingly aging population is a global phenomenon. While considered a positive step forward, vulnerability to age-related health problems increases along with the ageing population.
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Outcome Measures in Evaluation of Weighted Blankets: A Scoping Review [PDF]
Occupational Therapy InternationalConclusion: Even though there is extensive research available evaluating weighted blanket use and effects, there is a lack of standardised outcome measures and instruments are not adapted to use within occupational therapy practice.
Maria Lönn, Ellen Odéus
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Experiences of Using Weighted Blankets among Children with ADHD and Sleeping Difficulties [PDF]
Occupational Therapy International, 2023 Introduction. Sleeping difficulties are common in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A sleep intervention with weighted blankets was designed to increase current understanding of using weighted blankets to target children’s ...
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Interim Analysis of a Prospective Polysomnographic Study of Weighted Blankets in Patients with Psychophysiological Insomnia [PDF]
Psychiatry and Clinical PsychopharmacologyBackground: Weighted blankets have recently introduced in the treatment on insomnia as a nonpharmacological integrative therapy. Here we prospectively evaluated the effects of weighted blankets on the sleep structure and heart rate variability (HRV) in ...
Gülçin Benbir Şenel, Derya Karadeniz
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The effect of weighted blankets on sleep and related disorders: a brief review [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundSleep disorders such as insomnia can lead to a range of health problems. The high risk of side effects and drug abuse of traditional pharmacotherapy calls for a safer non-pharmacotherapy.AimsTo examine the use and efficacy of weighted blankets ...
Jie Yu +11 more
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Nursing staff’s experiences of how weighted blankets influence resident’s in nursing homes expressions of health [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2022 Purpose The most common treatment for resident’s health problems is pharmacological. Little research has been done on how an intervention with a non-pharmacological method, such as a weighted blanket, Through the nursing staff view, we can learn how ...
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Weighted Blankets and Sleep Quality in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Single-Subject Design [PDF]
Children, 2020 The purpose of the study was to explore the efficacy of weighted blanket applications and sleep quality in children with autism spectrum disorder and behavioral manifestations of sensory processing deficits.
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Weighted Blankets for Agitation in Hospitalized Patients with Dementia: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
JMIR Research ProtocolsBackgroundThere are limited therapies approved for the treatment of aggression and agitation in patients with dementia. While antipsychotics and benzodiazepines are commonly used, these medications have been associated with ...
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Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021 Purpose: The purpose of the single-subject study was to explore the possible relationship between weighted blanket applications and sleep quality in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and behavioral manifestations of sensory processing deficits.
Bryan Gee, Victoria Scharp, Amy Williams
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Effect of weighted blankets on sleep quality among adults with insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground Weighted blanket is an emerging non-pharmacotherapy for sleep disorders, but its effect on sleep among relatively healthy adults with insomnia remains uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate whether weighted blankets could better improve sleep
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