Effect of "Breath of Fresh Air" Flash Activity on Dementia Agitation : Pilot Study
Effect of "Breath of Fresh Air" Flash Activity on Dementia Agitation : Pilot Study
Non-drug therapies (NDT) constitute a strong axis of the person with dementia behaviour
 management. Among these NDT, the flash activities constitute a mode of intervention to
 prevent and control the expression of the most disruptive behavior. These are short-term
 activities with the objective of decreasing the behavioural disorders intensity in less than
 15 minutes.

 The aim of this pilot study is to test the effect of a flash activity "breath of fresh air"
 compared to the usual relational care on the short-term decrease (15 min.) of the agitation
 in hospitalized dementia patients.
The "breath of fresh air" flash strategy is to offer the patient the possibility to go out of
 the medical unity and walking outdoor.

 When the caregiver identify a level of agitation greater or equal to two on the gravity score
 and greater or equal to two on the impact score with the NPI test (The Neuropsychiatric
 Inventory Test), the caregiver let the patient wandering in the outside lanes of the hospital
 and encourage him to us his senses. For example, the sight could be stimulated by looking at
 a bird.

 This variation of sensory stimulations enable a temporo-sensory break on the crisis, allowing
 the patient to turn his attention from the crisis context to another stimulation.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  New patients admitted in the unit to the management of the Psychological and
 Behavioural Symptoms of Dementia

 -  Dementia regardless of etiology and severity

 -  Score greater than 2 than NPI established on entry into service

 -  Free, informed and written consent signed by the person trust and/or family member
 and/or legal representative

 -  Health insurance membership

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Absence of agitation

 -  Juveniles

 -  Pregnant women

 -  Patient who has previously participated in the study

 -  Persons under protection of justice