Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Hand massage before nighttime sleep for about 10 minutes, 6 times in 2 weeks
Control Usual care
Sponsors
Japanese Red Cross Academy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Dementia or taking anti-dementia drugs, documented to have core symptoms of dementia or symptoms of BPSD 2. Agitation (CMAI total scores 32/154 or more points) 3. More than 3 months in the facility
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. In case they have health problems such as injuries or bruises on skin from the joints of both hands to the periphery. 2. In case they started taking psychotropic drugs or changed the type and amount within the past 3 months. 3. In case they have an acute illness under treatment. 4. In case they resist being touched (Including significant confusion due to delirium, etc.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from the baseline by the Japanese version of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scores after 2-week intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total sleep time, Sleep efficiency, Sleep latency, Wake after sleep onset core symptoms of dementia, health condition (diet, excretion, activity, etc.), Events such as falls | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroko Yamamoto
Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing Gerontological Nursing
Outcome results
None listed