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

• Main Authors: ITOH, Sakiko, TAN, Hwee-pink, KUDO, Kenichi, OGATA, Yasuko
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: long-term care; caregiver burden; nursing homes; aged; information technology; sensors; Databases and Information Systems; Hospitality Administration and Management; Nursing
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7172; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8175/viewcontent/MentalBurdenNursingCare_pvoa_cc_by.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Background: Increasing need for nursing care has led to the increased burden on formal caregivers, with those in nursing homes having to deal with exhausting labor. Although research activities on the use of internet of things devices to support nursing care for older adults exist, there is limited...