Aging, Loneliness
Conditions
Brief summary
Over time, lifespan is extending, the population is aging, and accordingly there is a great demand for hospital beds in nursing homes, increasing attention to this population and the services they receive. Mostly, elderly population living in nursing homes suffers from dementia, Alzheimer, depression, agitation, and other diseases that require multidisciplinary treatment. In addition to the medical and pharmacological treatments that patients receive to maintain functional medical status, there is a great need for non-pharmacological treatments, that may improve quality of life, mental well-being, and life satisfaction. There are several treatment approaches of multisensory stimulation environment (MSSE). MSSE in the Snoezelen room therapy recognized as benefiting the patients' physical, mental, and emotional health status. In addition, there is great importance of intervention by social interaction, support, and encouragement. However, the effect of combined intervention of MSSE in Snoezelen room therapy and social support, has not yet been sufficiently studied in elderly patients in nursing homes. These two interventions - together - are supposed to have an increased effect on physical and mental wellbeing of elderly.
Interventions
OTHERsensory stimulating therapy
therapy session in the snoozlen room accompanied by social support.
OTHERsocial support
ten minutes of conversing.
Sponsors
Pavel Goldstein
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients living in the Ahuzat Moriah nursing home\\ geriatric nursing hospital in Shefar'am.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with epilepsy and aggressive patients. \*We do not limit the participation of patients whose cognitive level is very low.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| grip strength | eighteen minutes | A continuous quantitative variable presented in numerical values of isometric grip force from 0 to 90 kg and will be measured by Jamar hydraulic dynamometer. The hand grip strength will be measured in a hydraulic dynamometer borrowed from the university. The assessment does not involve any potential damage, a two-minute test in which the subject is required to press a device to measure grip strength. |
| general anxiety disorder, patient- reported outcome | four weeks | using the GAD questionnaire before the first session and after the fourth(last) session as an estimation tool.GAD- is an interval variable, which will be measured using the sum of the reports on the 7 statements on the Likert scale from 0 to 3, the higher the score on this questionnaire, the higher the level of anxiety among the patient. The total score range is from 0-21. |
| blood pressure | eighteen minutes | Continuous quantitative variable, will be measured by a blood pressure monitor Welch Allyn measuring instrument\\ device and quantitatively represented, this result variable will examine the quantitative change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. |
| pain, patient- reported outcome, measured by a ruler from zero to 10, on the Likert scale | four weeks | An interval variable measured by a ruler from zero to 10, on the Likert scale, and with the help of illustrations of faces, the farther away from zero, the higher the intensity of pain. |
| life satisfaction, patient-reported outcome. | four weeks | using the SWLS questionnaire before the first session and after the fourth(last) session as an estimation tool .Interval variable, showing scores ranging from 5-35, on the Likert scale, the higher the score it indicates more life satisfaction. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| oxygen saturation | eighteen minutes | Continuous quantitative variable, will be measured by Welch Allyn measuring instrument\\ device. and presents the degree of oxygen concentration in the blood. |
| pulse(heart rate index) | eighteen minutes | Continuous quantitative variable, will be measured by Welch Allyn measuring instrument\\ device. |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactPavel Goldstein, PhD
Backup ContactSewar R Khatib, MHA
Outcome results
None listed