Daily Morning Blue Light Therapy Improves Daytime Sleepiness, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life Following a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
; 35(5): E405-E421, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Identify the treatment effects of 6 weeks of daily 30-minute sessions of morning blue light therapy compared with placebo amber light therapy in the treatment of sleep disruption following mild traumatic brain injury.DESIGN:
Placebo-controlled randomized trial.PARTICIPANTS:
Adults aged 18 to 45 years with a mild traumatic brain injury within the past 18 months (n = 35). MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Beck Depression Inventory II, Rivermead Post-concussion Symptom Questionnaire, Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire, and actigraphy-derived sleep measures.RESULTS:
Following treatment, moderate to large improvements were observed with individuals in the blue light therapy group reporting lower Epworth Sleepiness Scale (Hedges' g = 0.882), Beck Depression Inventory II (g = 0.684), Rivermead Post-concussion Symptom Questionnaire chronic (g = 0.611), and somatic (g = 0.597) symptoms, and experiencing lower normalized wake after sleep onset (g = 0.667) than those in the amber light therapy group. In addition, individuals in the blue light therapy group experienced greater total sleep time (g = 0.529) and reported improved Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire scores (g = 0.929) than those in the amber light therapy group.CONCLUSION:
Daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and sleep disruption are common following a mild traumatic brain injury. These findings further substantiate blue light therapy as a promising nonpharmacological approach to improve these sleep-related complaints with the added benefit of improved postconcussion symptoms and depression severity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fototerapia
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Conmoción Encefálica
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Trastornos de Somnolencia Excesiva
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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En
Revista:
J Head Trauma Rehabil
Asunto de la revista:
REABILITACAO
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Año:
2020
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Article