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2023 · Letter · BMC psychiatry

Corrected analysis of "the effects of bright light treatment on affective symptoms in people with dementia: a 24-week cluster randomized controlled trial" that accounts for clustering and nesting verifies conclusions

Yasaman Jamshidi-Naeini; Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo; Abu Bakkar Siddique; Colby J Vorland; Miriam Jocelyn Rodriguez; Richard J Holden; David B Allison

Reanalyzes a bright-light intervention trial in people with dementia using methods that account for clustering and nesting, verifying the original conclusions.

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Statistical rigorReproducibility & robustnessNutrition & aging

aging · dementia · clinical-trials

Author affiliations & identifiers
  • Yasaman Jamshidi-Naeini: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Abu Bakkar Siddique: School of Public Administration, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
  • Colby J Vorland: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Miriam Jocelyn Rodriguez: Department of Health and Wellness Design, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Richard J Holden: Department of Health and Wellness Design, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.; Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, USA.; Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
  • David B Allison: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. allison@iu.edu.
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  • Absent from numbered CV publication list, present in review appendix and public Scholar. Canonical PubMed expands Rodriguez as Miriam Jocelyn Rodriguez.

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