depressive disorder
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Age: 65 years and older * Diagnosis of dementia. The patient must be diagnosed by a doctor (general practitioner, geriatrician, neurologist, geriatric specialist). * Diagnosis of depression: either major depressive disorder, or limited depression. This diagnosis is made by the (GZ-) psychologist of the nursing home department, according to the Multidisciplinaire Richtlijn Depressie, addendum Ouderen, of Trimbos Instituut, from which the ' Provisional Diagnostic Criteria for Depression in Alzheimer's Disease ' (Olin et al., 2002) are used. The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) is used as a screening instrument.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Other neurological disorders (such as non-congenital brain damage or Korsakov's syndrome, Parkinson and Huntington), except for CVA belonging to vascular dementia. * Other psychiatric disorders (such as bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder or psychosis) * Serious eye conditions (for example, macular degeneration or eye conditions as a result of diabetes), where there is a contraindication to BLT * Sensitivity to light (e.g. as a result of epilepsy) * Highly elevated blood pressure syst > 200 For each participant the doctor of the nursing home department will determine whether BLT is medically justified.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Number of clients that fully completed the BLT treatment protocol -Description of the way the protocol is executed -Frequency and nature of the required adjustments to the protocol -Frequency and nature of side effects | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in level of depressive symptoms. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed