joint complaints Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
65 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria, group 1 (50 nursing home residents without dementia): • Mentally competent nursing home resident >= 65 years; • No diagnosis of dementia; • The nursing home resident provides informed consent to participate in the study. Inclusion criteria, group 2 (50 nursing home residents with dementia): • Nursing home resident with dementia >= 65 years;. • The legal representative of the nursing home resident provides informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria, group 1: • Diagnosis dementia; • Life expectancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: average number of tender and number of swollen joints. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes: 1. If the nursing home resident can provide us this information: the average level of joint pain on that day, determined by a VAS scale (0-10, 0 no joint pain; 10 a lot of joint pain). If the nursing home resident cannot answer this question (reliably), we use the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Severe Dementia (PACSLAC-D). 2. Amount and severity of mobility limitations among nursing home residents (% independent / % cane or walker / % wheelchair / % bedridden). 3. More information on how accurately RMDs are documented in the electronic patient files of the nursing home resident. Discrepancy percentage between findings of the musculoskeletal physical examination versus previously recorded findings in the electronic files of the nursing home resident. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed