Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge of Disordered Sleep, Sleep Assessment Tools, and Nonpharmacological Sleep Interventions for Persons Living with Dementia: A National Survey

Table 3

Awareness of relationship between comorbidity and disordered sleep (%).

Condition	Psychiatrist	Physician	Social worker	OT	PT	Nursing	Pharmacist	RT	Stat sig.
Allergies			8.1^∧					1.7*
Cardiovascular	61.9^∧							30.5*	𝑃<0.001
Substance abuse	55.4^∧							11.9*	𝑃<0.001
Endocrine disorder		16.0^∧						1.7*	𝑃<0.001
Obesity	50.0^∧			19.6*					𝑃<0.001
GI disorders	19.0*					32.1^∧
Infection							9.0*	35.6^∧	𝑃<0.001
Pain	85.7^∧		64.9*						𝑃<0.011
Neurological		60.5^∧						35.6*
Skin condition		25.9^∧			4.0*				𝑃<0.001
Mental health	92.9^∧				63.8*				𝑃<0.001
Pulmonary	50.0^∧						28.4*		𝑃=0.006
Renal disorder	2.4*		16.2^∧						𝑃=0.003
Rheumatic disease		24.7^∧						10.2*
Sensory deficit					7.5*			23.7^∧	𝑃<0.001
Urological cond.		74.1^∧						47.5*	𝑃<0.001

Key. ∧highest endorsement, *lowest endorsement, OT: occupational therapist, PT: physical therapist, RT: recreation therapist. Note. insufficient sample of psychologists, respiratory technicians, and assistants for analysis.