Objective (actigraphy) and subjective measures of sleep and mood were obtained at baseline and at the end of the two weeks of phototherapy.In care recipients, actigraphy- and log-determined time in bed and total sleep time declined in the active condition (p<0.05, ANOVA); there was no corresponding change in subjective insomnia symptoms (p's>0.37, ANOVA).
Scores of positive and negative mood were obtained using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS); a widely used scale with strong psychometric properties [32], [33].
For individuals that were reported to have clinical seizure, the average rating of the perceived effect of each treatment on seizures, sleep, communication, behavior, attention and mood was obtained.
Blood samples and mood measures were obtained during a resting absorption period, after exposure to two noxious stimuli (cold pressor and thermal pain), and during an extended recovery period.
Daily self-reported mood ratings were obtained from 393 patients (247 bipolar I and 146 bipolar II) for 6 months (75,284 days of data, mean 191.6 days).
Even if it seems difficult to refute such a supposition, recent data showed that similar mood impairments were obtained in females in a double-blind dehydration protocol.
Subjective ratings of mood and symptoms of illness were obtained throughout the session using a modified 36-item version of the Profile of Mood States (POMS), as described previously (McNair et al., 1981; Wright et al., 2005).
The observations described in this section about daily self-report of mood, anxiety, energy, and sleep were obtained from over one thousand patients participating in our clinical research programs.
The overall average ratings for seizures, sleep, communication, behavior, attention and mood for these four treatments were obtained by averaging ratings from the original responses for each treatment.
The overall average ratings for seizures, sleep, communication, behavior, attention and mood for these three subclusters were obtained by averaging ratings (derived from the original ratings) across all treatments within each subcluster.
The overall average ratings for seizures, sleep, communication, behavior, attention and mood for these two clusters were obtained by averaging ratings (derived from the original ratings) across all treatments within each cluster.
