Falling, fall risk
Conditions
Interventions
Gight™ (The guiding light) is an innovative lighting device, consisting of series of low voltage (12V) LED’s, which are connected in linear strips that can be placed at the floor, connected to the sid
Sponsors
Gight-BV, BrabantZorg Oss
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Participant is at least 65 years of age - Participant is able to get up from bed and walk to the bathroom independently - Participant is able to collaborate in outcome registration by themselves or assisted by a caregiver and/or partner - Participant gives informed consent for participating in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of cognitive, hearing or vision impairments which make it impossible to take part in the pilot study as judged by the BrabantZorg professionals and the caregivers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fear of falling when leaving the bed in darkness on a scale from 0-10. This item is adapted from the well validated FES-I (Falls Efficacy Scale), which has no item on fear of falling over night. Difference post-intervention (at 1-6 months after start) and baseline is the primary outcome. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Fall rate (as reported by participants on a falls calendar) 2. Sleep quality over the last month on a scale form 0-10 (measured with an item from the well validated Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI)) 3. Gight acceptability and subjective fear of falling and sleep quality (as reported in a semi-structured interview about the experience of Gight usage) Difference post-intervention (at 1-6 months after start) and baseline are also taken for secondary outcomes. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactThessa Thölking
Outcome results
None listed