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Hindi Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639
Tejo Hijlkema Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Snoring, Sleep Apnea
Department of Applied Science, University of applied science Avans, Netherlands
Biography
Tejo Hylkema currently works at University of applied science Avans. Tejo does nursing research in the field of sleep in people with intellectual disabilities and Elderly. Their most recent publication is 'Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment & Care Measuring Pain Relief through Actigraphy in People with Intellectual Disability'.
Publications
Research Article Open Access
Measuring Pain Relief through Actigraphy in People with Intellectual Disability
Author(s): Tejo Hijlkema, Sylvia Loos and Geert Jaap Welsing
Information about reliable pain detection in people with intellectual disabilities is scarce. Pain (acute as well as chronic) has a great influence on daily activities and is often under-recognized. Chronic and acute pain also severely influences the quality and duration of sleep. Lack of sleep negatively influences chronic pain. There is no research about the influence of pain on sleep in people with Intellectual Disability. Yet we think there is a link between sleep and pain (we had no reason to assume there is no link between the two). We measured sleep in people with Intellectual Disability at an institution in the Netherlands. All the participants had pain or chronic pain or were suspected of having chronic pain. We measured sleep using actigraphy and we assessed the pain of partic... view more»
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