2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developing abilities of assessment among care staffs for patients with dementia using IC tag monitoring system
| Project/Area Number |
20791766
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAKAWA Miyae Osaka University, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教 (80403012)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | ICタグモニタリングシステム / 認知症 / 夜間の行動観察 / スタッフの記録 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aimed to describe nighttime movements of dementia patients by using objective indicators, compare hourly sleep/awake status records regarding nighttime movement with objective indicators, and examine factors associated with agreement rates between two data sources. Patients moved during 40% of the nights monitored, with a mean distance moved per hour of 36 m, and the agreement rate between the IC tag movement data and sleep/awake status records was 29%. Although under-reporting of patient movements occurred, the staff seemed to pay selective attention to the patients with notable episodes and patients with variability in their distance moved.
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