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INTRODUCTION:Visual hallucinosis occurs frequently amongst patients with dementia and there is some evidence of an association between hallucinosis and impaired visual function. This study examined the association between objectively rated visual acuity, ambient illumination levels and hallucinosis in patients with dementia. METHODS:Thirty dementia patients with visual hallucinosis plus 30 non-hallucinating dementia patients were recruited from referrals to community mental health teams in Leicestershire. Data were collected by means of a carer interview (including the Neuro-Psychiatric Inventory (NPI) and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR)), patient assessment (including Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and measures of corrected visual acuity) and photometric assessment of the room most frequently occupied by the subject. RESULTS:Hallucinators and non-hallucinators did not differ significantly in respect of age, cognitive status or global dementia severity. Fifty per cent of hallucinators had a Snellen visual acuity of 6/24 or worse compared with 27% of non-hallucinators. Comparison of LogMAR transformed values for distance (Snellen chart) and near-vision (Sussex test-types) revealed significantly worse visual acuity for hallucinators on both measures (Mann-Whitney p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively). Ambient illumination in the centre of the room under conditions of natural plus artificial lighting was significantly lower for hallucinating subjects than for non-hallucinators (median values 200 versus 345 Lux respectively; Mann-Whitney p < 0.05). CONCLUSION:These results are consistent with previous findings suggesting an association between visual hallucinations and poor visual acuity in patients with dementia, and introduce environmental illumination as another possible aetiologically relevant factor. Interventions aimed at improving visual function in this patient group now require evaluation.
journal_name
Int J Geriatr Psychiatryjournal_title
International journal of geriatric psychiatryauthors
Murgatroyd C,Prettyman Rdoi
10.1002/gps.426subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-07-01 00:00:00pages
709-13issue
7eissn
0885-6230issn
1099-1166journal_volume
16pub_type
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.494
更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.4906
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.1659
更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.2375
更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.2372
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.388
更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(200002)15:2<181::aid-gps96
更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.2674
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.4618
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199702)12:2<173::aid-gps59
更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1002/gps.4962
更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.1138
更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.4871
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.360
更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1002/gps.1048
更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.2644
更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.5191
更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.539
更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.4548
更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 社论
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更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.4353
更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.5264
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.5491
更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.463
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.3940
更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199710)12:10<989::aid-gps6
更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.3903
更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1002/gps.1185
更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00
