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What is Light Therapy (Phototherapy)?

Light therapy or phototherapy consists of exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light using lasers, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps or very bright, full-spectrum light, for a prescribed amount of time and, in some cases, at a specific time of day. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Treat my mood condition(s) 23 4
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) 15 6
Other 3 0
Fatigue 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 11%
None
8 89%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
1 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Light Therapy (Phototherapy). See all 13 dosages ►

  0.5hours as needed 30minutes as needed as needed daily 1 daily 1 hr daily 2 hr daily 6 hr daily 10 min daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 1000 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Light Therapy (Phototherapy) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 40% Other: 40%
Course of treatment ended
2 40% Course of treatment ended: 40%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped using Light Therapy (Phototherapy)

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Light Therapy (Phototherapy)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
5
6
6

Stopped Using Light Therapy (Phototherapy)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
3
0
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 11%
Usually
7 78%
Sometimes
1 11%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 11%
A little
3 33%
Not at all
5 56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
7 78%

Report created on November 22, 2009.