The Complementary Contributions of Sensory Stimulation and Social Support During Snoezelen Room Therapy on the General Physical and Emotional Health of the Elderly Population: Optimization of the Nursing Home Resources.

Pavel Goldstein

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Aging; Loneliness

Treatments: Other: sensory stimulating therapy; Other: social support

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05394389

Upshaifa

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients living in the Ahuzat Moriah nursing home\ geriatric nursing hospital in Shefar'am.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with epilepsy and aggressive patients. *We do not limit the participation of patients whose cognitive level is very low.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 3 patient groups

sensory-stimulating therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: sensory stimulating therapy

social interaction

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: social support

combined sensory-stimulating therapy and social interaction.

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: social support

Other: sensory stimulating therapy