Impact of ambient bright light on agitation in dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1013-1021

  Barrick, Ann Louise ^a   Sloane, Philip D ^b   Williams, Christianna S ^c   Mitchell, C Madeline ^b   Connell, Bettye Rose ^d   Wood, Wendy ^e   Hickman, Susan E ^f,g   Preisser, John S ^h   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h IL   (United States)

Author keywords

agitation; Alzheimer's disease; behavioral symptoms; dementia; light therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAY LENGTH; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LIGHTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958171905     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2453     Document Type: Article

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