dementia, cognitive disabilities, sleep F03 G47
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Training and case discussion on the issue of sleep and dementia, without application of the mobility monitoring
Group 2: The application of the mobility monitoring over 5 nights, in combinat
Sponsors
FHS St.Gallen, Hochschule für Angewandte WissenschaftenInstitut für Unternehmensberatung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly resident:Dementia/cognitively constrained elderly resident (medical diagnose / assessment by nurses), sleeping disorder (assessment by nurse), written informed consent (for a person who fully lacks the capacity to consent, informed consent will be obtained indirectly through proxy decision maker) Case discussions: nurse’s written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly resident: end of life care, no written informed consent. Nurse: no written informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep quality will be measured by Swiss version of neuropsychiatric inventory for nursing home (NPI-NH)- area K sleep, Essener questionnaire on age and sleepiness EFAS, one item of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Mobility Monitor at baseline t0, after 6 weeks t1 and after 6 months t2. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decubitus ulcer, falls, nurses’ work load (questionnaire for „Belastungserleben der Pflegenden von Menschen mit Demenz), quality of life of elderly residents (German version of 15D instrument of QoL) and cost-benefit analysis at baseline t0, after 6 weeks t1 and after 6 months t2. | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactHeidrun Gattinger
FHS St. GallenHochschule für Angewandte WissenschaftenInstitut für Angewandte Pflegewissenschaft
Outcome results
None listed