A short nap and natural bright light exposure improve positive mood status

Industrial Health

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 301-308

  Kaida, Kosuke ^a   Takahashi, Masaya ^a   Otsuka, Yasumasa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mood status; Natural bright light; Short daytime nap; Sleep; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; APATHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOOD CHANGE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REST; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249000400     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.45.301     Document Type: Article

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