The Tempura-Pedic mattresses Inc. help reduce sleep disturbances in patients with Alzheimer's.

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Minimizing these alterations could address the family caring for the sick in their own homes, without having to go to specialized centers.

TEMPUR-Pedic International, Inc., a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of mattresses and pillows viscoelastic material of high-end, reported the results of a recent study focusing on older people, most of them suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia senile, which concludes with a general demonstration of improvement after sleeping on a mattress in the range Tempura.

The study, drawn from random samples, controlled and ordered by Tempura-Pedic Medical Inc., headed by a leading research universities in the United States has used the tools ABID (a scientific scale to assess the reactions restless behavior in dementia) and disorders of sleep Inventory Cohen-Mansfield (CMAI) to compare the levels of disturbance between two groups of elderly residents with clinical diagnosis of mild to severe Alzheimer's. The elderly who had rested on Tempura-Pedic mattresses showed a greater reduction in levels of disturbance than those who did so on other products of viscoelastic material.

In its conclusions, the researchers suggested that, in addition to usual medical treatment, environmental factors such as the use of Tempura-Pedic mattresses, they can offer an additional benefit to patients with Alzheimer's considerable reduction of the disturbance of sleep occurs. These results were presented at a recent Conference on Gerontology and important to be explained and taken into account by the medical scientific community. According to the Alzheimer's Patient, symptoms such as disturbance or sleep disturbance are among the most characteristic of the disease and are factors definitive to decide on the fate of a loved one is to care for a residential service .

"Patients who had slept in randomly Tempura-Pedic mattress rested on a more comfortable and were less likely to wake up at midnight or restless during the day," said Paul Coulis, President of Tempura-Pedic Medical Inc. "These results are particularly significant when one considers that the mere act of using this product can be assumed that a family care in their own home for a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Have fewer problems in this type of behavior can delay or even eliminate the need to join someone in a nursing home or other institution. "

The Tempura-Pedic beds are temperature sensitive, breathable and viscoelastic material. These properties allow the material to remain firm and strong where it needs to be soft where you need to create a setting for each individual person. Using the weight and heat to distribute pressure over the entire surface, the bed automatically adjusts to the body, providing support for an entire night of rest.