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The goal of this research project is to develop a multidisciplinary guideline for the responsible and restrictive treatment of freedom restriction in the care for elderly with dementia and people with intellectual disabilities. In this guideline the…
The purpose of this study is:To investigate how glutamate is processed in the brain using magnetic resonance, a non-invasive technique used to see images of your brain. Glutamate is a chemical that sends signals between nerve cells in the brain.
The purpose of this research is to determine the usability of a wearable regarding the care of people with dementia showing challenging behaviour in a nursing home (geriatric psychiatry department). The relationship between biomedical data and…
The main objective of the study is to examine whether dynamic light has a positive influence on the sleep-wake rhythm, depression, emotional distress and agitation in people with dementia. Healthcare innovations, intended for at home use, are used…
The objective is to investigate how dementia affects processing of pain. More precisely, we aim to investigate how dementia-related neurodegeneration (occurring in Alzheimer disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and vascular dementia (VD))…
The proposed project ACTIFCare (ACcess to TImely Formal Care) aims to increase our understanding of why PwD and their caregivers use, or fail to use formal care services. In our study, formal care includes home nursing care, day care services and…