Case Report

Reduction of Behavioral Psychological Symptoms of Dementia by Multimodal Comprehensive Care for Vulnerable Geriatric Patients in an Acute Care Hospital: A Case Series

Table 4

Ratio of communication elements during care.

CaseConventional careHumanitude care
123Average123Average

Total care time (sec)300.5360.720.5227.2320.2127.6241.8228.1
Eye contact (%)1.7
0
0
0.6
19.5
4.3
13.712.5
Verbal communication (%)19.7
27.4
0
15.7
73.9
42.1
48.5
54.8
Touch (%)0.2
0
0
0.1
60.4
44.0
29.2
44.5
Aggressive behavior (%)25.0
24.5
66.3
38.6
0
0
0.3
0.1
Acceptance of careNoNoNoā€‰YesYesYesā€‰