Treatment of older adults in nursing homes with bad sleep quality or nocturnal unrest Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Caregivers (nurses and nurse assistants) will be cluster-randomised using a computer to receive cognitive behavioural therapy whereby they will receive education to change their beliefs in sleep and t
Sponsors
University College Odisee
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 110 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People living or working in a nursing home
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not meeting the participant inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep beliefs of caregivers measured using the Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep scale at baseline and after eight months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The sleep quality of residents measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index for Cognitively Adequate residents and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and Doloplus-2 for cognitively impaired residents at baseline and after one year 2. Use of benzodiazepines and other psychotropics measured using electronic medication files at baseline and after one year | — |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Public ContactKatrin Gillis
Outcome results
None listed