PMID- 15211528
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040723
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0885-6230 (Print)
IS  - 0885-6230 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 6
DP  - 2004 Jun
TI  - Light therapy for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
PG  - 516-22
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To review literature concerning the efficacy, clinical practicability 
      and safety of light treatment for behavioural and psychological symptoms of 
      dementia (BPSD). METHOD: Data collection included computer literature searches 
      (MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Cochrane) and checks of references, covering the period of 
      January 1980-September 2003. Trials were searched for evidence for treatment 
      efficacy and for their consideration of the treatment's clinical practicability 
      and evidence of adverse effects. RESULTS: Results from randomised controlled 
      trials (RCT) indicated some evidence of improvement in aspects of sleep 
      disturbances and circadian activity rhythmicity. One RCT study indicated better 
      response in patients with vascular dementia compared to Alzheimer's disease. By 
      and large, non-RCT studies reported improvement in BPSD including sleep 
      disturbances, agitation and activity rhythm disturbances. Few studies commented 
      on the treatment's practicability and safety. CONCLUSION: Although there is some 
      evidence for influence of light therapy on sleep and circadian activity 
      rhythmicity, it is not possible to draw any conclusion about efficacy of light 
      therapy for BPSD, or about practicability in clinical settings and safety. There 
      are still too few well designed studies. Suggestions for further research are 
      presented.
CI  - Copyright 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
FAU - Skjerve, Arvid
AU  - Skjerve A
AD  - Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway. 
      Arvid.Skjerve@psykp.uib.no
FAU - Bjorvatn, Bjorn
AU  - Bjorvatn B
FAU - Holsten, Fred
AU  - Holsten F
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
JT  - International journal of geriatric psychiatry
JID - 8710629
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Chronobiology Disorders/etiology/therapy
MH  - Dementia/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Phototherapy
MH  - Sleep Wake Disorders/etiology/*therapy
MH  - Social Behavior Disorders/etiology/*therapy
RF  - 44
EDAT- 2004/06/24 05:00
MHDA- 2004/07/24 05:00
CRDT- 2004/06/24 05:00
PHST- 2004/06/24 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/07/24 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/06/24 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/gps.1087 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2004 Jun;19(6):516-22. doi: 10.1002/gps.1087.