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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
NameTimeMethod
the relationship between challenging behaviour ('golden standard') and biomedical variables ('index test') (sensitivity, positive predictive value)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
•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.
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