Dementia, nursing home, activity level, cognition, rest-activity rhythm, depression, agitation, apathie, quality of life. Dementie, verpleeghuis, activiteitenniveau, cognitie, slaap-waakritme, depressie, agitatie, apathie, kwaliteit van leven.
Conditions
Interventions
At first, the contact person (member of the nursing staff) of the patient fills in a form with the possibilities and preferences of the patient. Also the abilities of the patient regarding activities
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
v.d. Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants are elderly persons, above the age of 64, living on a psychogeriatric ward in a nursing home and diagnosed with some form of dementia. If possible, the subtype of the dementia (e.g. AD, FTD, VaD) will be noted.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: For the first hypothesis: a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE (Folstein, Folstein & McHugh, 1975); measures global cognitive functioning) score that is higher than 24. For the second hypothesis: a psychiatric history (including depression), (history of) alcoholism, cerebral trauma, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumor, visual disorders, or a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE (Folstein, Folstein & McHugh, 1975); measures global cognitive functioning) score that is higher than 24.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Activity level | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognition, rest-activity rhythm, depression, agitation, apathy, quality of life. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactEvelien Wolf
Outcome results
None listed