Burgess Helen J, Kikyo Fumitaka, Valdespino-Hayden Zerbrina, Rizvydeen Muneer, Kimura Momoko, Pollack Mark H, Hobfoll Stevan E, Rajan Kumar B, Zalta Alyson K, Burns John W
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL.
Department of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL.
Sleep Sci Pract. 2018;2. doi: 10.1186/s41606-018-0031-1. Epub 2018 Sep 16.
The Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and Munich ChronoType Questionnaire (MCTQ) are sometimes used to estimate circadian timing. However, it remains unclear if they can reflect a change in circadian timing after a light treatment. In this study, 31 participants (25-68 years) completed both questionnaires before and after a 13-28 day morning light treatment. The dim light melatonin onset (DLMO), a physiological marker of circadian timing, was also assessed in a subsample of 16 participants. The DLMO phase advanced on average by 47 minutes (p<0.001). The MEQ score increased by 1.8 points (p=0.046). The MSFsc measure derived from the MCTQ advanced by 8.7 minutes (p=0.17). The shift towards morningness observed in both questionnaires correlated with the phase advance observed in the DLMO (MEQ r=-0.46, p=0.036; MSFsc r=0.81, p<0.001). Results suggest that these circadian questionnaires can change in response to a light treatment, indicating they can reflect underlying changes in circadian timing.
晨型-夜型问卷(MEQ)和慕尼黑生物钟类型问卷(MCTQ)有时用于评估昼夜节律时间。然而,它们是否能反映光照治疗后昼夜节律时间的变化仍不清楚。在本研究中,31名参与者(25 - 68岁)在进行为期13 - 28天的早晨光照治疗前后均完成了这两份问卷。还对16名参与者的子样本评估了暗光褪黑素起始时间(DLMO),这是昼夜节律时间的一个生理指标。DLMO相位平均提前了47分钟(p<0.001)。MEQ得分增加了1.8分(p = 0.046)。从MCTQ得出的MSFsc测量值提前了8.7分钟(p = 0.17)。两份问卷中观察到的向晨型的转变与DLMO中观察到的相位提前相关(MEQ r = -0.46,p = 0.036;MSFsc r = 0.81,p<0.001)。结果表明,这些昼夜节律问卷会因光照治疗而发生变化,表明它们能够反映昼夜节律时间的潜在变化。