Effect of timed bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 738-743

  Dowling, Glenna A ^a   Mastick, Judy ^b   Hubbard, Erin M ^b   Luxenberg, Jay S ^c   Burr, Robert L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Primary Care Research Center   (United States)

^c Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Circadian rhythms; Dementia; Light; Nursing home; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ILLUMINATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SLEEP TIME; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAKEFULNESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOTHERAPY; REST; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 23844480001     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1352     Document Type: Article

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