[The effect of sensory stimulation in the sensory stimulation room on the well-being of demented elderly. A cross-over trial in residents of the R.C. Care Center Bernardus in Amsterdam].

A controlled cross-over experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of snoezelen in the snoezelenroom on the well-being of elderly people with dementia. Seventeen elderly residents from the Bernardus Nursing Home in Amsterdam participated. All were in a very advanced stage of dementia requiring a high level of care and nursing.

[Effect of snoezelen on the behaviour of demented elderly].

A randomised cross-over trial was carried out at nursing home Bernardus in Amsterdam to investigate the effect of 'snoezelen' in a specially furnished room on the well-being of demented elderly people. The behaviour during the experimental intervention 'snoezelen' was compared with the behaviour during the control intervention, consisting of standard activities in the livingroom. Sixteen elderly persons participated in the study.

Nursing diagnoses: a Dutch perspective.

In this article, the authors adopt a position with respect to the definition of 'nursing diagnosis'. Two central functions of a classification system for nursing diagnoses are distinguished: domain and communication. Seven issues related to the development of such a classification system are discussed.