Inpatients in neurology and their families
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Nara Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: During the period covered. Ward C, Room 525, 5th floor, Ward 4 (a room with a simulated window) (Ref. 2) Ward C, Room 525, 5th floor, Ward 2 (the room with a pseudo-window in the same corridor as the room with a pseudo-window) Ward C, Room 525, 5th floor, Wards 1 and 3 (window side of the same room as the room with the artificial window) Patients scheduled to be admitted to Patients over 20 years old Patients with a score of 20 or more on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) at the time of admission Patients with a level of independence of daily living (bed-riddenness) J, A, and B for disabled elderly people Patients who can understand Japanese patient and family Family members of eligible patients (any one of them within the third degree of kinship) Those that can understand Japanese. You have understood and agreed to the purpose of this study. The patient's physician and primary nurse You have understood and agreed to the purpose of this study. (He is a health care worker working at the hospital, so exclusion on cognitive function or language is unlikely.)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who cannot give consent Patients unable to see the pseudo-window due to mental illness or visual impairment Patients who have been admitted to another ward and transferred to a bed in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Results of a survey of patients, their families, and the health care professionals who worked with them on the ward | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The amount of light the patient himself was exposed to Light intensity of the hospital bed Differences in cognitive function (at admission and discharge) and sleep efficiency in different bed environments Relationship between sleep indices and delirium during hospitalization | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMitsuru Ida
Nara Medical University Anesthesiology
Outcome results
None listed