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Table 3 GDS Scores by Week by Light Condition and Treatment Timing: Mean (SD) N

From: Bright light treatment of depression for older adults [ISRCTN55452501]

Time Light

Morning

Mid-day

Evening

Total

 

Bright

Dim

Bright

Dim

Bright

Dim

Bright

Dim

Baseline start

21.23 (6.08) 13

21.00 (4.47) 15

18.73 (2.91) 15

19.50 (4.43) 16

18.54 (5.63) 13

17.00 (4.27) 16

19.46 (5.01) 41

19.50 (4.56) 40

End of baseline week

21.77 (5.85) 13

20.33 (4.53) 15

18.93 (3.41) 15

19.63 (4.83) 16

18.62 (5.61) 13

17.89 (5.09) 9

19.73 (5.07) 41

19.50 (4.74) 40

After wake therapy

21.67 (5.68) 9

19.43 (6.73) 14

18.00 (5.31) 12

18.00 (5.85) 13

16.60 (5.97) 10

17.14 (4.14) 7

18.61 (5.82) 31

18.41 (5.85) 34

Treatment Week 1

20.00 (5.55) 13

19.33 (7.69) 15

18.20 (4.06) 15

16.94 (3.99) 16

15.08 (8.41) 13

15.11 (5.11) 9

17.78 (6.35) 41

17.43 (5.95) 40

Treatment Week 2

20.08 (6.22) 13

18.60 (7.60) 15

16.21 (5.69) 14

14.38 (5.30) 16

14.75 (8.07) 12

12.33 (5.45) 9

17.05 (6.87) 39

15.50 (6.65) 40

Treatment Week 3

18.85 (6.50) 13

18.50 (6.44) 14

15.00 (5.41) 15

14.81 (5.97) 16

13.23 (6.66) 13

13.00 (7.05) 9

15.66 (6.45) 41

15.72 (6.61) 39

Treatment Week 4

17.38 (6.96) 13

18.67 (7.79) 15

14.07 (6.06) 15

13.81 (5.60) 16

11.77 (7.00) 13

12.22 (6.53) 9

14.39 (6.88) 41

15.28 (7.07) 40

Two-Week follow-up

16.25 (7.96) 12

16.00 (7.72) 11

13.69 (5.41) 13

11.85 (5.80) 14

11.80 (6.66) 10

12.13 (8.41) 8

14.03 (6.77) 35

13.30 (7.18) 33

Four-Week follow-up

17.25 (6.54) 8

14.00 (9.03) 9

12.77 (5.69) 13

13.08 (5.27) 13

13.55 (6.25) 11

10.25 (8.40) 8

14.16 (6.18) 32

12.60 (7.29) 30

3-Month follow-up

14.00 (9.47) 8

18.14 (9.58) 7

15.91 (5.26) 11

11.21 (5.74) 14

16.29 (6.97) 7

11.60 (9.63) 5

15.42 (6.99) 26

13.15 (7.97) 26