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Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The combined system of NCMSys and the ChD will be evaluated during a two hours application with (1h) and without (1h) the ChD in patients in the ED and on a geriatric-gerontopsychiatric ward.
Sponsors
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Zentrale Notaufnahme und Aufnahmestation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Dementia patients: - Age = 60 - dementia diagnosed by mini mental status test (MMST) and general deterioration scale (GDS) - with and without delir - consent of the patient or the respective keeper and the patient; Non-dementia patients: - age =18 - consent of the patient
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Dementia patients: - missing consent - any comorbidity that not allows a flat lying in the bed (e.g. decompensated heart failure); Non-dementia patients: - acute life-threatening somatic disease (manchester triage "red") acute psychiatric disease (according to Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview M.I.N.I. and structured clinical interview SKID for DSM-IV) - missing consent ability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurements of heart rate and respiratory rate by a sensor mat with and without sheltering of patients with the Charité-Dome. Measurements of acoustics and body movements by respective sensors. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Staff, patients, and relatives will assess effects of the combined system on patients’ wellbeing and agitation in a standardized manner. For dementia patients, staff and relatives will use the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI), the Clinical Global Impressions (CGI), and the Observed Emotion Rating Scale (OERS). Non-dementia patients will fill out a patient evaluation form which will be used to deduce an informed and standardized evaluation sheet during the further project. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactRajan Somasundaram
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Zentrale Notaufnahme und Aufnahmestation
Outcome results
None listed