Trial reportWestern journal of nursing research2007
Light treatment for neuropsychiatric behaviors in Alzheimer's disease.
Trial report in Western journal of nursing research, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
- Phototherapy improves cognitive function in dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Brain and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of light therapy on sleep disorders and psychobehavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Expert Consensus on the Care and Management of Patients with Cognitive Impairment in China.Neuroscience bulletin · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluation of the efficacy of randomized controlled trials of sensory stimulation interventions for sleeping disturbances in patients with dementia: a systematic review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2017Pooled it
- Optimal nonpharmacological management of agitation in Alzheimer's disease: challenges and solutions.Clinical interventions in aging · 2016Pooled it
- Nonpharmacological Interventions to Reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2015Pooled it
- Light therapy for improving cognition, activities of daily living, sleep, challenging behaviour, and psychiatric disturbances in dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- A systematic mapping review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in care homes.BMC geriatrics · 2012Pooled it
- The Effects of Light Therapy on Sleep, Agitation and Depression in People With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasPooled it
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- Light Therapy for Older People with Depressive Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Examining the Relationships Between Indoor Environmental Quality Parameters Pertaining to Light, Noise, Temperature, and Humidity and the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of People Living With Dementia: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Artificial light and neurodegeneration: does light pollution impact the development of Alzheimer's disease?GeroScience · 2024Review
- Fiat Lux: Light and Pedagogy for the 21st Century.Annals of neurosciences · 2023Article
- Positive effect of timed blue-enriched white light on sleep and cognition in patients with mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Pilot Study of the Effects of Bright Ambient Therapy on Dementia Symptoms and Cognitive Function.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Long-Term, All-Day Exposure to Circadian-Effective Light Improves Sleep, Mood, and Behavior in Persons with Dementia.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2020Article
- The Hyperactivity-Impulsivity-Irritiability-Disinhibition-Aggression-Agitation Domain in Alzheimer's Disease: Current Management and Future Directions.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2019Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Neuropsychiatric behaviors are common in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and make both professional and lay caregiving difficult. Light therapy has been somewhat successful in ameliorating disruptive behaviors. This randomized trial tested the effects of morning or afternoon bright light exposure compared with usual indoor light on the presence, frequency, severity, and occupational disruptiveness of neuropsychiatric behaviors in nursing home residents with AD. Light was administered for 1 hr daily (Monday-Friday) for 10 weeks. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home was used to assess behavior at baseline and end of the intervention. Analyses revealed statistically significant differences between groups on agitation/aggression, depression/dysphoria, aberrant motor behavior, and appetite/eating disorders. The magnitude of change was small and may not represent clinically significant findings. Agitation/aggression and nighttime behaviors commonly occurred and were highly correlated with occupational disruptiveness. Interventions that decrease the presence and/or severity of neuropsychiatric behaviors have the potential to significantly decrease caregiver burden.
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