Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag.
N J Lathrop,
M Lentz
Review
Air medical journal
2001
12 उद्धरण
अध्ययन डिज़ाइन
- अध्ययन प्रकार
- review
- जनसंख्या
- Travelers experiencing jet lag; general population with circadian rhythm disruption
- हस्तक्षेप
- Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag. various
- तुलनित्र
- various (narrative review)
- प्राथमिक परिणाम
- jet lag symptom relief and sleep improvement
- प्रभाव की दिशा
- Positive
- पूर्वाग्रह का जोखिम
- Moderate
सारांश
If you enter the words jet lag into your Internet search engine, multiple sites come up. Jet lag is a term common to all travelers, but what is it? The medication melatonin, available in most convenience stores, is marketed as a sleep agent or treatment for jet lag, but is it safe? Is it a sleeping pill? How is light therapy related to melatonin?
संक्षेप में
The medication melatonin, available in most convenience stores, is marketed as a sleep agent or treatment for jet lag, but is it safe?