Bright light treatment improves sleep in institutionalised elderly - An open trial

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 520-526

  Fetveit, Arne ^a   Skjerve, Arvid ^a   Bjorvatn, Bjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bright light; Elderly; Sleep disturbances

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOCTURIA; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; OPEN STUDY; PHOTOTHERAPY; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP INDUCTION; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 0037493738     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.852     Document Type: Article

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