Circadian lighting effect for inpatients with schizophrenia: A prospective cohort study

Circadian lighting effect for inpatients with schizophrenia: A prospective cohort study

Objectives In schizophrenia, nonspecific lighting likely causes sleep timing disturbances, leading to distress and poorer clinical status. However, the effect of exposure to circadian lighting on psychopathology outcome in schizophrenia remains unknown. Hence, this study aimed to develop such an int...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brain and behavior 2024-08, Vol.14 (8), p.e70003-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Tsai, Ya‐Chi, Jou, Jwo‐Huei, Hsu, Ching‐Chi, Shih, Ming‐Chang, The, Luke, Sharma, Dipanshu
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
Circadian rhythm
Circadian Rhythm - physiology
cognitive function
Female
Humans
Inpatients
Lighting
lighting chronotherapy
Male
Mental Status and Dementia Tests
Middle Aged
Original
Prospective Studies
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Psychopathology
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - physiopathology
Schizophrenia - therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology
Sleep
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives In schizophrenia, nonspecific lighting likely causes sleep timing disturbances, leading to distress and poorer clinical status. However, the effect of exposure to circadian lighting on psychopathology outcome in schizophrenia remains unknown. Hence, this study aimed to develop such an intervention and investigate its impact on schizophrenia. Methods Twenty schizophrenia patients at a psychiatric nursing institute were monitored over 10 weeks, with assessments using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) conducted at baseline, weeks 3 (T1), 7 (T2), and 10 (T3). Results Circadian lighting significantly improved BPRS scores between T1–T2 (p 
ISSN:2162-3279
2162-3279
DOI:10.1002/brb3.70003