Ambient bright light treatment improved proxy-rated sleep but not sleep measured by actigraphy in nursing home patients with dementia: a placebo-controlled randomised trial

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Ambient bright light treatment improved proxy-rated sleep but not sleep measured by actigraphy in nursing home patients with dementia: a placebo-controlled randomised trial https://t.co/gXhy7omlUh https://t.co/WoRf8mLSic

The present findings indicate that BLT improved proxy-rated sleep among nursing home patients w dementia aft 16 & 24 wks of trtmnt comp to a control group.The lack of improvement in proxy-rated sleep at wk 8 suggest that several weeks of exposure is ne

New study reports on the primary outcomes of the DEM.LIGHT trial (Therapy Light Rooms for NH Patients with #Dementia– Designing Diurnal Conditions for Improved Sleep, Mood & Behavioural Problems), a 24-week RCT including 8 NH units & 69 resident pa