ArticleBMC geriatrics2017
Rest-activity rhythms in small scale homelike care and traditional care for residents with dementia.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of specialty dementia care units in long-term care settings.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Physical environmental designs in residential care to improve quality of life of older people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Wearable GPS and Accelerometer Technologies for Monitoring Mobility and Physical Activity in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Evidence for a Role of Rest-Activity Rhythms in Dementia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Biodynamic lighting versus bright light effects on rest-activity rhythm and night-time sleep in nursing homes residents with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- A Mixed-Methods Scoping Review of Innovative Long-term Care Facility Design and Associated Outcomes.Innovation in aging · 2025Review
- An overview of innovative living arrangements within long-term care and their characteristics: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Community expectations of a village for people living with dementia.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- GRANADA consensus on analytical approaches to assess associations with accelerometer-determined physical behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) in epidemiological studies.British journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- The role of enriched environment in neural development and repair.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Review
- Nonparametric time series summary statistics for high-frequency accelerometry data from individuals with advanced dementia.PloS one · 2020Article
- Quality of life in small-scaled homelike nursing homes: an 8-month controlled trial.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn enriched environment for residents with dementia may have a positive effect on the rest-activity rhythm. A small scaled homelike special care unit might be such an enriched environment. The present study shows whether the rest-activity rhythm of residents with moderate to severe dementia responds positively to a transfer from a regular Special Care Unit (SCU) to a small scaled homelike SCU.
methodsInitially, a group of 145 residents living in a regular SCU participated. Out of this group, 77 residents moved to a small scaled homelike SCU. This group was compared to the group of 68 residents that remained at the regular SCU. Rest-activity rhythm was assessed by means of actigraphy and observation scales before and after relocation.
resultsNo significant main effects nor significant interaction effects in intradaily and interdaily activity were found for the data of 38 residents in the small scaled homelike SCU and 20 residents of the regular SCU. The effect sizes, however, ranged from small to large.
conclusionsConsidering the effect sizes, a new study with a larger number of participants is necessary before firm conclusions can be drawn.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN11151241 . registration date: 21-06-2017. Retrospectively registered.
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