Dementia with BPSD
Conditions
Interventions
Upper extremity resistance exercise
Usual exercise
Sponsors
Medical Corporation Awaji Heiseikai Higashiura Heisei Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Institutionalized in a long-term care ward Able to stay away from bed Rank A or B based on the "Independence degree of daily living for older adults with disability" Dementia defined as Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 23 points or lower A severity score of 2 or higher on any item on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Brief Questionnaire Form (NPI-Q)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Expected to deteriorate health status by the intervention Difficult to perform moderate to heavy load exercise Unable to comprehend instructions and perform exercise due to severe cognitive decline or higher brain dysfunction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NPI-Q Score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) N Mental State Scale for the Elderly (NM Scale) time spent away from bed Sleep time Grip strength Japanese version of the Apathy Evaluation Scale Caregiver Evaluation (AES-I-J) Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Functional Independence Measure (FIM) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactIchiro Murayama
Medical Corporation Awaji Heiseikai Higashiura Heisei Hospital Department of Rehabilitation
Outcome results
None listed