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9547424

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
In order to address the typical phase advanced, disturbed sleep of the elderly, additional evening light was provided to elderly women by means of a "visor" which provides 2000 lux to each eye. The subjects wore the light visor for 30 min in the evening. The subjects were 10 community-residing women over the age of 65 (mean = 79.4 years; range, 67-87 years). Sleep was recorded in the home for 28 successive 24-hr periods: 7 days pretreatment, 14 days while using the light visor, and 7 days posttreatment. Thus, each subject served as her own control. Sleep was recorded using the Home Monitoring System (HMS), a nonintrusive procedure which does not require instrumentation of the subject. The subjects showed significant changes during and even after the intervention: there was a significant decrease in sleep latency over weeks, and a significant increase in sleep time and sleep efficiency. The subjects also reported less fatigue during treatment. The results suggest that additional light, provided for as little as 0.5 hr in the evening and at only 2000 lux, increases the amount of nighttime sleep and improves the quality of sleep in older women.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0160-7715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of evening light exposure on the sleep of elderly women expressing sleep complaints.
pubmed:affiliation
Biobehavioral Sciences Graduate Degree Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article