Wearables and challenging behaviour in dementia in a nursing home (geriatric psychiatry department)
- Conditions
- DementiaChallenging behavior BPSD
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON19930
- Lead Sponsor
- Fontys Hogescholen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Subjects can participate when they are:
- diagnosed with dementia
- resident of a geriatric psychiatry department in a nursing home
- show challenging behaviour (established by involved health care professionals): anxiety, agitation, aberrant motor behaviour and/or disinhibition
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects are excluded in case of circumstances which cause an unrepresentative picture of the situation (e.g. in the case of an infection)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the relationship between challenging behaviour ('golden standard') and biomedical variables ('index test') (sensitivity, positive predictive value)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •Determine the reaction of people with dementia regarding the putting on and wearing of the wearable. Do they show discomfort? <br>•The identification of environmental factors preceding challenging behaviour and/or increase in stress-related parameters as measured by the wearable. <br>•The usability of aforementioned objective data as starting point for a conversation between involved stakeholders (health professionals, care givers) to, based on this insight, prevent stress and/or behavioural problems.