Acupressure in insomnia and other sleep disorders in elderly institutionalized patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Background: Sleep disorders are very common in elderly institutionalized people with dementia and acupressure recently has been associated with conventional medicine in their treatment.

Aims: Exploring the effectiveness of acupressure for the treatment of insomnia and other sleep disturbances and we want to show that the acupressure treatment is feasible also in elderly resident patients.

Methods: We enrolled institutionalized patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease with mild cognitive impairment and insomnia.