Brief morning exposure to bright light improves subjective symptoms and performance in nurses with rapidly rotating shifts

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 258-266

  Tanaka, Katsutoshi ^a   Takahashi, Masaya ^b   Tanaka, Mika ^b   Takanao, Tomoki ^a   Nishinoue, Nao ^a   Kaku, Akiko ^a   Kato, Noritada ^a   Tagaya, Hirokuni ^a   Miyaoka, Hitoshi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bright light; Nurse; Randomized crossover study; Shift work; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555186838     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L10118     Document Type: Article

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