Supporting aged care nursing staff to electronically manage resident’s behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in real time.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia; Neurological - Dementias; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000353695
• Lead Sponsor: Federation University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Australian resident; currently residing in an aged care residential facility.

Exclusion Criteria

Written consent not provided.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Engagement with the NBA system will be measured by observation and semi-structured in-depth interviews post test[Baseline and post-test after 4 weeks. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ursing staff dementia knowledge will be measured by the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool Version 2 (DKAT)[Baseline and post-test after 4 weeks. ];Anxiety and depression in residents will be measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)[Baseline and post-test after 4 weeks. ];Number of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia residents experience as measured by the number of events entered by nursing staff into the NBA system. [Baseline and post-test after 4 weeks. ];Confusion in residents will be measured by The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM).[Baseline and post-test after 4 weeks. ];Agitation in residents will be measured by the Brief Agitation Rating Scale (BARS).[Baseline and post-test after 4 weeks. ]