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Light Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease
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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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Metadata
- Authors
- Dowling, G. A., Graf, C. L., Hubbard, E. M., & Luxenberg, J. S.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Institute on Aging (US)
- Jewish Home (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dowling, Glenna A.
- Venue
- Western Journal of Nursing Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-12
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 961-975
- ISSN
- 0193-9459 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8456
- PMC
- PMC2387134
- OpenAlex
- W1994929688
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Western Journal of Nursing Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NR002968, R01NR002968)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, bright light therapy, light exposure timing, nursing home residents, agitation and aggression, aberrant motor behavior, eating disorders, nocturnal activity, caregiver burden
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Analysis of Variance, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Mental Disorders, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nursing Assessment, Nursing Homes, Phototherapy, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychomotor Agitation, San Francisco, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Clinical Nursing Research, Geriatric Assessment, Treatment Outcome
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