The Effects of Different Interior Decorations in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders
- Registration Number
- NCT00184132
- Lead Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to compare effects of treatment of patients acutely admitted to a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with either a sparsely decorated interior or interior decorations like an ordinary, Norwegian home.
- Detailed Description
The PICU in Østmarka psychiatric department, St. Olavs Hospital contains 2 identical parts. Each part contains 2 beds. The PICU had a traditional sparsely decorated interior. In cooperation with architects and the county building authorities one of the parts were redecorated to an interior like an ordinary Norwegian home. All patients admitted the the PICU were semi-randomized to either traditional or "Norwegian home" interior decorations. Symptoms, behaviour, and treatment were evaluated at admittance, day 3 and discharge from the PICU
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 54
- All patients acutely admitted to the PICU, St. Olavs Hospital, Østmarka dep.
- Patients with dementia or mental retardation to an extensive degree.
- Patients not speaking Norwegian or English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Length of stay in days 1 month Scores on violent or threatening incidents 3 days recorded with Staff Observation Aggression ScaleRevised (SOAS-R)
Scores on general psychiatric rating scale 3 days Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Therapeutic steps daily 3 days
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital
🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway
Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway