The Effectiveness of Light/Dark Exposure to Treat Insomnia in Female Nurses Undertaking Shift Work during the Evening/Night Shift | Zendy

Li-Bi Huang | Zendy; Mei-Chu Tsai | Zendy; Ching-Yen Chen | Zendy; ShihChieh Hsu | Zendy

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The Effectiveness of Light/Dark Exposure to Treat Insomnia in Female Nurses Undertaking Shift Work during the Evening/Night Shift

Author(s) -

Li-Bi Huang,

Mei-Chu Tsai,

Ching-Yen Chen,

ShihChieh Hsu

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.2824

Subject(s) - evening , morning , medicine , anxiety , hospital anxiety and depression scale , insomnia , shift work , depression (economics) , randomized controlled trial , light therapy , physical therapy , circadian rhythm , psychiatry , physics , astronomy , economics , macroeconomics

The present study investigated whether bright light exposure during the first half of the evening/night shift combined with light attenuation in the morning is effective in improving sleep problems in nurses undertaking rotating shift work who suffer from clinical insomnia.

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