A Blue-Enriched, Increased Intensity Light Intervention to Improve Alertness and Performance in Rotating Night Shift Workers in an Operational Setting

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dc.contributor.authorSletten, T.L.
dc.contributor.authorRaman, B.
dc.contributor.authorMagee, M.
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorKennaway, D.J.
dc.contributor.authorGrunstein, R.R.
dc.contributor.authorLockley, S.W.
dc.contributor.authorRajaratnam, S.M.W.
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionPublished: 24 May 2021
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This study examined the efficacy of a lighting intervention that increased both light intensity and short-wavelength (blue) light content to improve alertness, performance and mood in night shift workers in a chemical plant. Patients and Methods: During rostered night shifts, 28 workers (46.0±10.8 years; 27 male) were exposed to two light conditions each for two consecutive nights (~19:00-07:00 h) in a counterbalanced repeated measures design: traditional-spectrum lighting set at pre-study levels (43 lux, 4000 K) versus higher intensity, blue-enriched lighting (106 lux, 17,000 K), equating to a 4.5-fold increase in melanopic illuminance (24 to 108 melanopic illuminance). Participants completed the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale, subjective mood ratings, and the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) every 2-4 hours during the night shift. Results: A significant main effect of time indicated KSS, PVT mean reaction time, number of PVT lapses (reaction times > 500 ms) and subjective tension, misery and depression worsened over the course of the night shift (p<0.05). Percentage changes in KSS (p<0.05, partial η2=0.14) and PVT mean reaction time (p<0.05, partial η2=0.19) and lapses (p<0.05, partial η2=0.17) in the middle and end of night shift, expressed relative to start of shift, were significantly improved during the lighting intervention compared to the traditional lighting condition. Self-reported mood did not significantly differ between conditions (p>0.05). Conclusion: Our findings, showing improvements in alertness and performance with exposure to blue-enriched, increased intensity light, provide support for light to be used as a countermeasure for impaired alertness in night shift work settings.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityTracey L Sletten, Bhairavi Raman, Michelle Magee, Sally A Ferguson, David J Kennaway, Ronald R Grunstein, Steven W Lockley, Shantha MW Rajaratnam
dc.identifier.citationNature and Science of Sleep, 2021; 13:647-657
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/NSS.S287097
dc.identifier.issn1179-1608
dc.identifier.issn1179-1608
dc.identifier.orcidKennaway, D.J. [0000-0002-5864-3514]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/138386
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDove Medical Press
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/545871
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/343020
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1106974
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dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.2147/nss.s287097
dc.subjectshift work
dc.subjectcircadian photoreception
dc.subjectalertness
dc.subjectvigilance
dc.subjectlight
dc.subjectshort-wavelength
dc.titleA Blue-Enriched, Increased Intensity Light Intervention to Improve Alertness and Performance in Rotating Night Shift Workers in an Operational Setting
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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