Pilot study to examine the effects of indoor daylight exposure on depression and other neuropsychiatric symptoms in people living with dementia in long-term care communities

Kyle Konis1 USC School of ArchitectureCorrespondence[email protected]

Wendy J Mack2 Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Edward L Schneider3 Leonard Davis School of Gerontology;4 Department of Internal Medicine, Keck School of Medicine;5 Department of Biological Sciences, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Pages 1071-1077 | Published online: 30 May 2018

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