Soundscape Optimization in Nursing Homes Through Raising Awareness in Nursing Staff With MoSART.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Soundscapes in nursing homes are often suboptimal for residents. This can cause them feeling anxious and unsafe, or develop behavioral and psychological problems. Residents with dementia cannot adapt nursing home environments to their needs due to cognitive and physical limitations. It is up to the staff of psycho-geriatric wards to improve the soundscape. We evaluated the effect of the sound awareness intervention Mobile Soundscape Appraisal and Recording Technology (MoSART+) on soundscapes in nursing homes.

Methods

The MoSART+ intervention was carried out in four nursing homes and took three months in each home. The MoSART+ intervention involved training ambassadors, assessing the soundscape with the MoSART application by the nursing staff to raise their sound

SUBMITTER: Kosters J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9199855 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature