Non-contact monitoring of agitation and use of a sheltering device in patients with dementia in emergency departments: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Agitation is common in geriatric patients with cognitive impairment, e.g. in persons with dementia (PWD), who are admitted to an emergency department (ED). It might be a first sign of upcoming delirium and is associated with a higher risk of an unfavorable clinical course. Hence, monitoring of vital signs and enhanced movement as indicators of upcoming agitation is essential in these patients during their stay in the ED. Since PWD rarely tolerate fixed monitoring devices, a novel developed non-contact monitoring system (NCMSys) might represent an appropriate alternative. Aim of this feasibility study was to test the validity of a NCMSys and of the tent-like "Charité Dome" (ChD), aimed to shelter PWD from the busy ED environment. Furthermore, effects of the ChD on wellbei

SUBMITTER: Kroll L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161155 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature