2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A research of process of sleep and delirium in acute elderly patients

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19791769
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Niigata College of Nursing
Principal Investigator	菅原峰子 Niigata College of Nursing, 看護学部, 助教 (70398353)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	高齢者 / 急性期 / せん妄 / 睡眠
Research Abstract	The purpose of the present study is to clarify the realities of the factor that relates to the delirium onset and the delirium onset that centers on sleep. The object person is an aged cerebral infarction patient who receives the acute treatment. Characteristics, sleep state and the delirium onset related factors were collected during 1to7 hospitalization days. The NEECHAM confusion scale Japanese version was used. As for the significant difference, the delirium onset person was not thought that the average sleeping time the day before was short compared with the person who did not have onset though tended.CRP,pain,orientation level,restrain were significant. These factors were different depending on time.

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