Nursing home residents' psychological barriers to sleeping well: a qualitative study.

@article{Herrmann2012NursingHR,
  title={Nursing home residents' psychological barriers to sleeping well: a qualitative study.},
  author={Wolfram J. Herrmann and Uwe Flick},
  journal={Family practice},
  year={2012},
  volume={29 4},
  pages={
          482-7
        }
}
BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are a relevant problem in the nursing home and difficult to treat for the residents' GPs. No intervention has yet addressed psychological factors contributing to nursing home residents' sleep disorders. OBJECTIVE To explore what nursing home residents perceive as psychological barriers to sleeping well. METHODS A qualitative research design. We conducted episodic interviews with 30 nursing home residents. Data were analysed by thematic coding. We constructed a… 
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