NCT01217268

Use of Telemedicine in Collaboration Between a Psychogeriatric Unit and Nursing Homes

Use of Telemedicine in Collaboration Between a Psychogeriatric Unit and Nursing

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sykehuset Innlandet HF · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators want to evaluate the use of video-conference in the collaboration between the investigators psychogeriatric department and nursing homes. The study aim is to give supervision on a regular basis to the caregivers on a special care unit for patients with dementia with behavioural disturbances during a period of half a year. The investigators want to investigate the impact on caregivers and patients by applying certain tests at baseline, during the intervention and half a year after the intervention.

Conditions

• Dementia
• Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Training in person centered care by supervision using video-conference	The investigators will use video-conference for supervising and training of staff members in nursing homes

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2010-10-08
• Last updated: 2018-09-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway