Type: Field / Observational study
Registration: DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa194
Status: Published
Tags: Circadian, Field study, Light & environment, Nurses, Sleep
External URL: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/44/3/zsaa194/5909282
Evening blue‑depleted lighting reduced melatonin suppression and improved sleep metrics compared to standard lighting in a hospital setting.
Real‑world data how timing and spectrum of light on shift versus before daytime sleep was evident on shift as sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. Together with other trials, it frames light as a measurable lever for on‑shift alertness and next‑day sleep, not just ambience. For people who work nights, that frames an everyday choice (when you eat, how you light the end of a shift, how rest is split) as part of the mechanism, not just routine.
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32954412/