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Light, Sleep and Human Health II
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Light, Sleep and Human Health II

A special issue of Clocks & Sleep (ISSN 2624-5175). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Basic Research & Neuroimaging".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2902

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Mariana G. Figueiro

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Lighting Research Center, Department of Population Health Science and Policy Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai One Gustave Place, Box 1077 New York, NY, USA
Interests: photobiology; circadian rhythms; light and health; non-visual effects of light
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The advent of electric lighting has permitted humans to live apart from the natural, 24-hour pattern of light and dark, providing numerous social and economic benefits that have come at a cost of mounting health risks. Our “light at any time” world has opened the way for chronic disruption of the circadian system and a host of associated problems with sleep, metabolic and emotional health, and general well-being. The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the many facets of circadian disruption in the built environment and how light can be used to counter its deleterious effects.

Prof. Dr. Mariana G. Figueiro
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Clocks & Sleep is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Circadian rhythms
  • Depression
  • Human factors in lighting
  • Lighting for older adults
  • Workplace lighting

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Prediction of Dropout in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Adjunctive Light Treatment in Patients with Non-Seasonal Depression and Evening Chronotype
by Joey W.Y. Chan, Shirley Xin Li, Steven Wai Ho Chau, Ngan Yin Chan, Jihui Zhang and Yun Kwok Wing
Clocks & Sleep 2022, 4(3), 346-357; https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep4030029 - 27 Jul 2022
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The current study examined the possible predictors of dropout during a five-week light treatment (LT) with a gradual advance protocol in 93 patients with unipolar non-seasonal depression and evening chronotypes by comparing their clinical characteristics and performing a logistic regression analysis. Nineteen out [...] Read more.
The current study examined the possible predictors of dropout during a five-week light treatment (LT) with a gradual advance protocol in 93 patients with unipolar non-seasonal depression and evening chronotypes by comparing their clinical characteristics and performing a logistic regression analysis. Nineteen out of ninety-three (20%) subjects (80% female, 46.5 ± 11.7 years old) dropped out during the 5-week light treatment. Treatment non-adherence (i.e., receiving LT for less than 80% of the prescribed duration) over the first treatment week predicted a five-fold increase in risk of dropout during light therapy (OR: 5.85, CI: 1.41–24.21) after controlling for potential confounders, including age, gender, treatment group, rise time at the baseline, patient expectation, and treatment-emergent adverse events. There is a need to incorporate strategies to enhance treatment adherence and retention in both research and clinical settings. Chinese clinical trial registry (ChiCTR-IOR-15006937). Full article
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