There is expected to be an increased need for full time nursing homes as the increase in number of older adults increases and the rate of dementia diagnosis happens simultaneous with the decrees of healthcare personnel the years to come. A lift in knowledge is needed to provide a better and more efficient healthcare to be better equipped to meet this societal challenge. Physical activity and sleep are important indicators of health, but also on effect of treatment and care for this frail population. Comprehensive mapping of personnel time spent on different tasks and older adults' physical function throughout a week gives a unique opportunity to gain new knowledge about everyday life in nursing homes. The main aim of this project is to describe associations between physical behavior, sleep and symptoms in residents in nursing homes in Trondheim Municipality and combine these with personnel time spent on different working tasks.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,123
no intervention
Trondheim Kommune
Trondheim, Norway
Axivity accelerometer
Activity monitoring
Time frame: 7 days
Somnofy sleepmonitor
Sleep monitoring
Time frame: 7 days
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Measurement of physical function
Time frame: Baseline
Time register
Time used on different tasks during the work day
Time frame: 7 days
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)
provide a brief assessment of neuropsychiatric symptomatology in routine clinical practice settings
Time frame: Baseline
Dementia Staging Instrument (CDR)
characterize six domains of cognitive and functional performance applicable to Alzheimer disease and related dementias
Time frame: Baseline
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