A STUDY ON THE RELATION BETWEEN THE SLEEP-WAKE RHYTHM AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE RESIDENTS WITH LOWER LEVEL OF ADL : A COMPARISON BETWEEN PRIVATE ROOMS WITH A SMALL-SCALE CARE UNIT AND PLURAL-BED ROOMS

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify relationship between the sleep-wake thythm and the living environment on the residents with lower level of ADL through a comparison among private rooms with a small-scale care unit and plural-bed rooms in nursing home. The results are:(1) For about 60% of the time, the residents were found awake in plural-bed rooms, and asleep in private rooms. (2) In living rooms,they were found awake for more than 90% of the time. (3) The longer the residents stay in living room, the clearer their sleep-wake rhythm become.