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Kikhia Basel

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The Impact of Using Measurements of Electrodermal Activity in the Assessment of Problematic Behaviour in Dementia

2018

Background: A major and complex challenge when trying to support individuals with dementia is meeting the needs of those who experience changes in behaviour and mood. Aim: To explore how a sensor measuring electrodermal activity (EDA) impacts assistant nurses’ structured assessments of problematic behaviours amongst people with dementia and their choices of care interventions. Methods: Fourteen individuals with dementia wore a sensor that measured EDA. The information from the sensor was presented to assistant nurses during structured assessments of problematic behaviours. The evaluation process included scorings with the instrument NPI-NH (Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home version), …

Electrodermal activitylcsh:RC952-954.6Dementia careNursing homesDementiaOriginal Research ArticleBehavioural psychological symptoms in dementialcsh:Geriatricslcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemlcsh:RC346-429Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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