Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
3-1-2003
Journal
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
Volume
54
Issue
3
Inclusive Pages
394-6
DOI
10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.394
Keywords
Adaptation, Physiological; Adaptation, Psychological; Circadian Rhythm; Delivery of Health Care; Education, Distance; Electronic Data Processing; Health Services Research; Humans; Internet; Jet Lag Syndrome; Patient Compliance; Patient Education as Topic; Phototherapy; Severity of Illness Index; Travel; United States
Abstract
Seventy percent of persons who suffer from psychiatric illness do not receive treatment. Cost-effective, automated treatment can be delivered through the Internet but can be complicated by the lack of professional supervision. This open study piloted a fully automated, publicly available treatment for jet lag as a means of highlighting some of the issues involved in delivering treatment over the Internet. Twenty study participants rated the severity of their jet lag symptoms and their adherence to a light-exposure schedule calculated to accelerate adaptation to a new time zone. A significant negative correlation was observed between how closely participants followed the light-exposure schedules and the severity of their jet lag symptoms.
APA Citation
Lieberman, D. (2003). An automated treatment for jet lag delivered through the internet.. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 54 (3). http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.54.3.394
Peer Reviewed
1
