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. 2019 Sep 26;8(3):e000692. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000692

Table 2.

Sleep quality, overnight care quality, anxiety, depression and sleep latency characteristics of the post-intervention with blue-depleted lights compared with pre-intervention

Measure N Blue-depleted light Standard lighting Δ P value 95% CI
Medians
Sleep quality 21 6 5 1 0.138 (−3 to 1)
Overnight care quality 21 7 8 −1 0.895 (−1.5 to 1.5)
HADS—Anxiety 21 5 7 −2 0.004 (1.5 to 2.5)
HADS—Depression 21 3 5 −2 0.038 (0 to 2.5)
Sleep latency (min) 16 11.25 10 1.25 0.187 (−32 to 9)
Means
Estimated sleep duration (h) 18 4.47 4.5 −0.29 0.3 (−0.8 to 1.4)

HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.