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Table 3 The median time spent in the living room between 10:00 and 15:00 for each group

From: Ambient bright light treatment improved proxy-rated sleep but not sleep measured by actigraphy in nursing home patients with dementia: a placebo-controlled randomised trial

 

Week 8

Week 16

Week 24

Mean (SD)

Median (25th–75th)

Mean (SD)

Median (25th–75th)

Mean (SD)

Median (25th–75th)

Intervention

3.2 (1.8)

3.3 (1.8–5.0)

3.4 (1.8)

4.0 (2.0–5.0)

3.7 (1.6)

5.0 (2.0–5.0)

Control

3.1 (1.3)

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

2.9 (1.6)

3.0 (1.5–5.0)

2.9 (1.7)

3.0 (2.0–5.0)

p-value

.560

.482

.077

  1. Note: Differences between groups tested with Mann-Whitney U test. Time in hours
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