Bright light therapy as part of a multicomponent management program improves sleep and functional outcomes in delirious older hospitalized adults

OBJECTIVE: Delirium is associated with poor outcomes following acute hospitalization. A specialized delirium management unit, the Geriatric Monitoring Unit (GMU), was established. Evening bright light therapy (2000–3000 lux; 6–10 pm daily) was added as adjunctive treatment, to consolidate circadian...

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Autores principales: Chong, Mei Sian, Tan, Keng Teng, Tay, Laura, Wong, Yoke Moi, Ancoli-Israel, Sonia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3666546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23723696
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S44926

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