{"id":223134,"date":"2018-07-24T21:34:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T21:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/subdued-lighting-in-care-homes-could-be-worsening-symptoms-of-dementia-patients\/"},"modified":"2018-07-24T21:34:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T21:34:21","slug":"subdued-lighting-in-care-homes-could-be-worsening-symptoms-of-dementia-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/subdued-lighting-in-care-homes-could-be-worsening-symptoms-of-dementia-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Subdued lighting in care homes could be WORSENING symptoms of dementia patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Subdued lighting in care homes causes insomnia in Alzheimer&#8217;s patients and could worsen their memory loss, claims study<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Patients who are battling Alzheimer&#8217;s often spend most of their day indoors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Researchers fear this disrupts the natural body clock of Alzheimer&#8217;s patients<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Experts in New York say this leaves them prone to insomnia and disrupted sleep<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>In a breakthrough, scientists found a lighting intervention eased symptoms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The findings were today unveiled at a major Alzheimer&#8217;s conference in Chicago<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Stephen Matthews For Mailonline<\/a> <span class=\"follow-author\"><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> 09:29 EDT, 24 July 2018 <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> 17:20 EDT, 24 July 2018 <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook-long\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\"> <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"> <a><\/a> <\/span> <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">  <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\"> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  <span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\"> 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p> <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Subdued lighting in care homes disrupts the natural body clock of Alzheimer&#8217;s patients, leaving them prone to insomnia and disrupted sleep, a study claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Patients battling the most common form of dementia often spend most of their day indoors, particularly if they are stuck in a care home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers fear this may make them suffer sleep disturbances, and leave them more agitated and depressed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a breakthrough, scientists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York found a lighting intervention eased the physical changes in patients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After six months, the participants in the trial showed significant decreases in sleep disturbance, depression and agitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The findings, led by Dr Mariana Figueiro, were today unveiled at a major Alzheimer&#8217;s conference in Chicago.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ac69b3aa4ef4d986\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Patients battling the most common form of dementia often spend most of their day indoors, particularly if they stuck in a care home\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ac69b3aa4ef4d986\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/newpix\/2018\/07\/24\/14\/4E89872200000578-5986443-image-a-19_1532437755687.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Patients battling the most common form of dementia often spend most of their day indoors, particularly if they stuck in a care home\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Patients battling the most common form of dementia often spend most of their day indoors, particularly if they stuck in a care home<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said: &#8216;The constant dim light typically experienced by people living in residential care facilities may be an underlying cause of the sleep pattern disturbances so commonly found in this population.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The researchers found that increasing light during the day and making sure lights go off at night resets the body&#8217;s &#8216;circadian rhythm&#8217; -the biological clock that regulates sleeping cycles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Forty-three care home residents with dementia took part in the four week-long trial of lighting interventions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They were exposed to alternating periods of lighting, which either stimulated their circadian rhythm, or didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>  <span>More than 50 twin babies die every year because hospitals&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>  <span>Opticians eye test could spot DEMENTIA: Landmark study&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>  <span>Adding just two-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar to your tea&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>  <span>Former professional surfer, 31, reveals her toddler son was&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This was measured by testing how much their body suppressed the production of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin &#8211; a marker of the circadian system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Personal light meters measured exposure given to each participant from natural light or custom-designed LED light tables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Each volunteer was also quizzed on their sleep disturbances, mood and agitation for the study.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Participants reported less sleep disturbances, signs of depression and agitation when there were exposed to the LED light tables.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Figueiro and colleagues found the positive effects remained, when the study was repeated over a period of six months on 37 residents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Carol Routledge, director of research at Alzheimer\u2019s Research, welcomed the findings of the &#8216;positive&#8217; study.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said: &#8216;Getting a good night\u2019s sleep is important for our brain and has many wider health impacts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Many people with dementia experience sleep problems and understanding how we could minimise these symptoms could lead to important benefits.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Routledge called for further trials to see if lighting interventions really can help thousands of patients with dementia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The results of the study were presented at the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association International Conference in Chicago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">WHAT IS ALZHEIMER&#8217;S?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is a progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, in which build-up of abnormal proteins causes nerve cells to die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This disrupts the transmitters that carry messages, and causes the brain to shrink.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">More than 5 million people suffer from the disease in the US, where it is the 6th leading cause of death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">WHAT HAPPENS?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As brain cells die, the functions they provide are lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">That includes memory, orientation and the ability to think and reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The progress of the disease is slow and gradual.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On average, patients live five to seven years after diagnosis, but some may live for ten to 15 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">EARLY SYMPTOMS:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\">Loss of short-term memory<\/li>\n<li>Disorientation<\/li>\n<li>Behavioral changes<\/li>\n<li>Mood swings<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Difficulties dealing with money or making a phone call\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">LATER SYMPTOMS:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li>Severe memory loss, forgetting close family members, familiar objects or places<\/li>\n<li>Becoming anxious and frustrated over inability to make sense of the world, leading to aggressive behavior\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Eventually lose ability to walk<\/li>\n<li>May have problems eating\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">The majority will eventually need 24-hour care\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u00a0Source: Alzheimer&#8217;s Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v4\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article: <\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"share-facebook-long\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n              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