在晚睡的青少年中延长周夜睡眠时间,周末使用早晨明亮的光线:为期3周的维持研究
Stephanie J Crowley1, Elaine Poole1, John Adams2
1Biological Rhythms Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL, USA.
Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society
|September 24, 2024
概括
周末明亮的光疗和更早的睡觉时间帮助青少年保持先进的昼夜阶段和更长的睡眠时间. 这些积极的睡眠变化在家里持续了三周.
科学领域:
- 时间生物学 时间生物学
- 睡眠科学 睡眠科学
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
背景情况:
- 青少年的睡眠模式往往与社会时间表不一致.
- 睡眠延长干预可以推进昼夜阶段,增加睡眠时间.
- 在家中保持这些变化对于长期收益至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查家庭维持昼夜阶段和睡眠持续时间的变化.
- 评估周末明亮光照疗法在维持干预效果方面的有效性.
- 评估保持更早的睡觉时间和早起时间的可行性.
主要方法:
- 一项为期7周的研究,涉及14名青少年 (15.3-17.9岁).
- 干预组 (n=8) 逐渐提升了周日睡眠时间,并在周末接受了明亮的早晨光线.
- 维护阶段涉及家庭指令,以保持一致的起床时间,稍晚的周末睡觉时间和周末的明亮光线暴露.
主要成果:
- 干预组在干预后与对照组 (-14.7 ± 16.6 分钟) 相比,显示出显著的DLMO进步 (37.0 ± 40.0 分钟).
- 周日睡眠时间增加了69.7 ± 27.8分钟,睡眠开始时间提前了103.7 ± 14.2分钟.
- 在维护期间,DLMO延迟是可以忽略不计的 (-4.9±22.9分钟),工作日睡眠保持稳定.
结论:
- 在家周末明亮的光疗是有效的维持一个先进的昼夜阶段.
- 通过干预实现的延长睡眠时间可以通过这种方法维持.
- 这些发现支持使用明亮的光疗法来管理青少年睡眠问题.
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