Rose Karen, Specht Janet, Forch Windy
University of Virginia, School of Nursing, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
The University of Iowa, College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2015 Feb;30(1):78-84. doi: 10.1177/1533317514524814. Epub 2014 Mar 25.
Family caregivers of elders with dementia often face the challenging behaviors of nighttime agitation, sleep disturbances, and urinary incontinence. To date, no study has examined the interrelationships of these behaviors in community-dwelling persons. This single group, descriptive study employs wireless body sensors to objectively collect data on nighttime agitation, sleep, and urinary incontinence in patients with dementia in their homes over a 5- to 7-day period. The aims are to (1) examine the feasibility and acceptability of the use of body sensors in community-dwelling persons with dementia; (2) describe patterns of nocturnal agitation, sleep continuity and duration, and nighttime urinary incontinence; and (3) examine the relationships among nocturnal agitation, sleep continuity and duration, and nighttime urinary incontinence. Data collection is in early stages and is still in progress. Challenges and advantages from preliminary data collection are reported.
患有痴呆症老年人的家庭护理人员常常面临夜间躁动、睡眠障碍和尿失禁等具有挑战性的行为问题。迄今为止，尚无研究探讨这些行为在社区居住人群中的相互关系。这项单组描述性研究采用无线身体传感器，在5至7天的时间内客观收集居家痴呆症患者夜间躁动、睡眠和尿失禁的数据。其目的是：（1）检验在社区居住的痴呆症患者中使用身体传感器的可行性和可接受性；（2）描述夜间躁动、睡眠连续性和时长以及夜间尿失禁的模式；（3）探讨夜间躁动、睡眠连续性和时长以及夜间尿失禁之间的关系。数据收集处于早期阶段，仍在进行中。报告了初步数据收集的挑战和优势。
