Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag.
N J Lathrop,
M Lentz
Review
Air medical journal
2001
12 인용
연구 설계
- 연구 유형
- review
- 대상 집단
- Travelers experiencing jet lag; general population with circadian rhythm disruption
- 중재
- Melatonin, light therapy, and jet lag. various
- 대조군
- various (narrative review)
- 일차 결과
- jet lag symptom relief and sleep improvement
- 효과 방향
- Positive
- 비뚤림 위험
- Moderate
초록
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?
요약
The medication melatonin, available in most convenience stores, is marketed as a sleep agent or treatment for jet lag, but is it safe?