Mood Radar: a technical aid in monitoring upcoming challenging behavior. Discovering dependable predictors of upcoming challenging behaviour in people with a mental disability. Measuring physiology of clients and their caretakers in natural situations. Viewing Challenging behaviour from a bio-physiological transactional model.

Completed

• Conditions: challenging behavior; gedragsproblematiek bij mensen met een verstandelijke beperking; problembehavior

• Registration Number: NL-OMON35961
• Lead Sponsor: De Twentse Zorg Centra

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

For the clients the main inclusion criteria is the actual occurrence of challenging behaviour. This is operationalized through scores of 3 or 4 on the *Consensprotocol Ernstig Probleemgedrag* (Kramer, 1995).
for the caretakers the inclusion criteria is having to work with the above mentioned client group.

Exclusion Criteria

medication use which severely and directly influence arousallevels for example lang term working benzodiazepines

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Skin conductance, heart rate variability and occurrence of challenging<br /><br>behaviour will be measured on both the client and the caretaker in the natural<br /><br>situation. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>none</p><br>