Comparison of the Mental Burden on Nursing Care Providers With and Without Mat-Type Sleep State Sensors at a Nursing Home in Tokyo, Japan: Quasi-Experimental Study.

Sakiko Itoh Hwee Pink Tan Kenichi Kudo Yasuko Ogata

Published in: JMIR aging (2022)

The present 8-week study showed that sleep state sensing for elderly residents might not be associated with reduced mental burdens on formal caregivers in nursing homes.

Keyphrases

mental health
sleep quality
physical activity
palliative care
middle aged
randomized controlled trial
low cost
risk factors
study protocol