HealthDay - Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia
Relatively simple adjustments in lighting may ease some of the behavioral problems associated with dementia, new research suggests.
Use of melatonin, a hormone which seems to play a role in the sleep-wake cycle, also helped patients sleep better at night.
Both strategies could greatly improve quality of life for both patients and caregivers, said the authors of a study in the June 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association .
“Elderly residents of group-care facilities should preferably be housed in a brighter environment,” said study senior author Eus J. W. Van Someren, of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam. “This has a strong impact on their quality of life. The favorable effects are not limited to cognition, but also include strong effects on mood and functional limitations in activities of daily living.”
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