Summary
This paper investigates the effects of bright light therapy on pain, sleep, and behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in nursing home patients.
Categories
Dementia: The paper focuses on the effects of bright light therapy on nursing home patients with dementia.
Patient recovery and healing: The paper discusses the potential of bright light therapy as a non-pharmacological treatment option for patients with dementia.
Sleep and insomnia: The paper investigates the relationship between sleep disturbances and dementia, and the potential of bright light therapy to improve sleep in patients with dementia.
Depression: The paper explores the relationship between depression and pain in patients with dementia, and the potential of bright light therapy to alleviate these symptoms.
Cognitive function and memory: The paper discusses the impact of dementia on cognitive function and memory, and the potential of bright light therapy to alleviate some of these symptoms.
Pain management: The paper investigates the relationship between pain and dementia, and the potential of bright light therapy to alleviate pain in patients with dementia.
Phototherapy: The paper investigates the effects of bright light therapy, a form of phototherapy, on pain, sleep, and behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in nursing home patients.
Author(s)
AB Lemstad
Publication Year
2019
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