Elderly dementia patients
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals with dementia who also have sleep disorders, or elderly individuals without dementia who have sleep disorders such as BPSD-like symptoms or delirium. Additionally, those considered to have sleep disorders include individuals who feel they have sleep issues, either personally or through their caregiver's observation, or those who have been diagnosed with conditions like insomnia by a doctor
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly individuals without BPSD symptoms and elderly individuals without sleep disorders. Patients with severe hearing loss (completely deaf), those without caregivers, and those who strongly refuse the test contents of this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), NPI (Neuropsychiatric Inventory) scores, sleep efficiency, number of naps, etc. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination), SODA (Sleep Orientation Activity Demand), delirium score, living conditions survey, etc. are used as indicators. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nihon University College of Pharmacy