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Does the iPad night shift mode reduce melatonin suppression?

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Nagare, R, Plitnick, B, Figueiro, MG·2019·Lighting Research & Technology

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The increased use of self-luminous displays, especially in the evening prior to bedtime, has been associated with melatonin suppression, delayed sleep and sleep curtailment. The present study set out to investigate whether the Night Shift application provided by Apple Inc. for use on its portable electronic devices is effective for reducing acute melatonin suppression, a well-established marker of circadian phase. Participants experienced four experimental conditions: a dim light control, a high circadian stimulus true positive intervention and two Night Shift interventions delivering low and high correlated colour temperature light from the devices. Melatonin suppression did not significantly differ between the two Night Shift interventions, which indicates that changing the spectral composition of self-luminous displays without changing their brightness settings may be insufficient for preventing impacts on melatonin suppression.

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  • A pure blue light filter has an insufficient effect on melatonin suppression without an accompanied brightness reduction.

    “Importantly, it has been reported that a pure blue light filter has an insufficient effect on melatonin suppression without an accompanied brightness reduction 115.”

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    The Discussion reports that melatonin suppression did not significantly differ between the two iPad Night Shift settings and suggests that changing a display’s spectrum without reducing brightness may be insufficient to avoid suppression. The claim presents that tentative finding as a categorical conclusion about blue-light filters generally, beyond the Night Shift settings tested. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Other studies failed to show consistent beneficial effects of blue light filtering software, or suggested additional interfering factors such as display brightness.

    “others failed to show consistent beneficial effects [46], or suggested additional interfering factors such as display brightness [47].”

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Authors
Nagare, R., Plitnick, B., & Figueiro, M.
Affiliations
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (US)
  • Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA
Venue
Lighting Research & Technology
Published
2018-01-09
Volume
51
Issue
3
Pages
373-383
ISSN
  • 0024-3426 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-1535
  • 1477-0938
OpenAlex
W2783835679
Cited by
66
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 2
FWCI
3.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Lighting Research & Technology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (T32AG057464)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords
melatonin suppression, circadian phase, correlated color temperature, circadian stimulus, sleep onset delay, spectral composition of light

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