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Over time, lifespan is extending, the population is aging, and accordingly there is a great demand for hospital beds in nursing homes, increasing attention to this population and the services they receive. Mostly, elderly population living in nursing homes suffers from dementia, Alzheimer, depression, agitation, and other diseases that require multidisciplinary treatment.
In addition to the medical and pharmacological treatments that patients receive to maintain functional medical status, there is a great need for non-pharmacological treatments, that may improve quality of life, mental well-being, and life satisfaction.
There are several treatment approaches of multisensory stimulation environment (MSSE). MSSE in the Snoezelen room therapy recognized as benefiting the patients' physical, mental, and emotional health status. In addition, there is great importance of intervention by social interaction, support, and encouragement.
However, the effect of combined intervention of MSSE in Snoezelen room therapy and social support, has not yet been sufficiently studied in elderly patients in nursing homes. These two interventions - together - are supposed to have an increased effect on physical and mental wellbeing of elderly.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| sensory-stimulating therapy | Active Comparator |
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| social interaction | Active Comparator |
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| combined sensory-stimulating therapy and social interaction. | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| sensory stimulating therapy | Other | therapy session in the snoozlen room accompanied by social support. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| pain, patient- reported outcome, measured by a ruler from zero to 10, on the Likert scale | An interval variable measured by a ruler from zero to 10, on the Likert scale, and with the help of illustrations of faces, the farther away from zero, the higher the intensity of pain. | four weeks |
| grip strength | A continuous quantitative variable presented in numerical values of isometric grip force from 0 to 90 kg and will be measured by Jamar hydraulic dynamometer. The hand grip strength will be measured in a hydraulic dynamometer borrowed from the university. The assessment does not involve any potential damage, a two-minute test in which the subject is required to press a device to measure grip strength. | eighteen minutes |
| life satisfaction, patient-reported outcome. | using the SWLS questionnaire before the first session and after the fourth(last) session as an estimation tool .Interval variable, showing scores ranging from 5-35, on the Likert scale, the higher the score it indicates more life satisfaction. | four weeks |
| general anxiety disorder, patient- reported outcome | using the GAD questionnaire before the first session and after the fourth(last) session as an estimation tool.GAD- is an interval variable, which will be measured using the sum of the reports on the 7 statements on the Likert scale from 0 to 3, the higher the score on this questionnaire, the higher the level of anxiety among the patient. The total score range is from 0-21. | four weeks |
| blood pressure | Continuous quantitative variable, will be measured by a blood pressure monitor "Welch Allyn" measuring instrument\ device and quantitatively represented, this result variable will examine the quantitative change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| pulse(heart rate index) | Continuous quantitative variable, will be measured by "Welch Allyn" measuring instrument\ device. | eighteen minutes |
| oxygen saturation | Continuous quantitative variable, will be measured by "Welch Allyn" measuring instrument\ device. and presents the degree of oxygen concentration in the blood. |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Pavel Goldstein, PhD | Contact | 0542488445 | pavelg@stat.haifa.ac.il | |
| Sewar R Khatib, MHA | Contact | sewar94@outlook.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ahuzat Moriah Shfraam | Recruiting | Haifa | North | 2020000 | Israel |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39808474 | Derived | Khatib S, Palgi Y, Ashar YK, Polyvyannaya N, Goldstein P. The Combined Effect of Multisensory Stimulation and Therapist Support on Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Jan 14;27:e55042. doi: 10.2196/55042. |
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| social support | Other | ten minutes of conversing. |
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| eighteen minutes |
| eighteen minutes |