Daily Sleep Enhancement for Hospitalized People With Dementia Following a Nursing Protocol

Sleeps through the night consistently, 5 point ordinal scale from "severe compromised" to "not compromised"

Subitem of the Outcome 'Sleep' from the Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC) Scale: 1. severe compromised 2. substantial compromised 3. moderate compromised 4. mild compromised 5. not compromised

Time frame: Every second day for up to 14 days from date of giving informed consent to hospital discharge

Inappropriate napping, 5 point ordinal scale ranging from "sever" to "none"

Subitem of the Outcome 'Sleep' from the Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC) Scale: 1. severe 2. substantial 3. moderate 4. mild 5. none

Time frame: Every second day for up to 14 days from date of giving informed consent to hospital discharge

Cognitive performance (Mini-mental-status-test score)

Mini-mental-status-test score (range 0-30). Any score greater than or equal to 24 points (out of 30) indicates a normal cognition. Below this, scores can indicate severe (≤9 points), moderate (10-18 points) or mild (19-23 points) cognitive impairment

Time frame: Once in first three days after giving informed consent and another time 7 or 14 days later

Physical performance measured with the Handgrip strength test

Handgrip strength in Pascal

Time frame: Once in first three days after giving informed consent and another time 7 or 14 days later

Use of drugs promoting sleep (sedative neuroleptics, hypnotics, sedative antidepressant in the time between 18:00-24:00) (nominal variable: yes or no)