Agitation is not only a frequent an

Agitation is not only a frequent and disturbing behavior for many patients with dementia, but it also troubles their caregivers and families. Many serious problems and side effects are associated with the use of medications to treat agitation; therefore, alternative approaches to treating agitation must be assessed. The current article presents results from a quality improvement pilot project that examined the usefulness of a specially designed, multisensory room intervention for geriatric psychiatric inpatients with mild to moderate agitation. Thirty-two visits to the sensory room were made by 13 inpatients with dementia. A significant decrease occurred in the Pittsburgh Agitation Scale (PAS) total scores over time from pre-room to post-room intervention, as well as 1-hour post-room intervention (F = 95.3, p < 0.001). Significant effects were found for all PAS subscales (i.e., aberrant vocalizations, motor agitation, and resistance to care), with the exception of the aggression subscale. The multisensory room intervention was effective in decreasing some symptoms of agitation in the geriatric psychiatric patient, thus contributing to positive patient, family, and nursing outcomes.

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Geroer is nie net 'n gereelde en ontstellende gedrag vir baie pasiënte met demensie, maar dit pla ook hul versorgers en families. Baie ernstige probleme en newe-effekte wat verband hou met die gebruik van medikasie om geroer te behandel; daarom moet alternatiewe benaderings tot die behandeling geroer word beoordeel. Die huidige artikel bied resultate van 'n verbetering van die gehalte loodsprojek wat die nut van 'n spesiaal ontwerpte, Multi kamer intervensie vir geriatriese psigiatriese binnepasiënte ondersoek met matige geroer. Twee en dertig besoeke aan die sensoriese kamer is gemaak deur 13 inpatients met demensie. 'N Beduidende afname het plaasgevind in die Pittsburgh Roering Scale (PAS) totale tellings verloop van tyd van pre-kamer tot intervensie, asook 1-uur post-kamer ingryping (F = 95,3, p <0,001) kamer te plaas. Beduidende effekte is gevind vir alle PAS subskale (dws, absurde vokaliserings, motor geroer, en weerstand te sorg), met die uitsondering van die aggressie subskaal. Die Multi ingryping kamer was effektief in die vermindering van simptome van roering in die geriatriese pasiënt psigiatriese, sodoende by te dra tot positiewe pasiënt, familie en uitkomste verpleging.