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What is Sun Lamp?

Exposure to bright light has been found to be an effective means of treating seasonal affective disorder. The individual sits in front of a bright light unit, a specialized, portable box which houses balanced spectrum fluorescent tubes.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) 8 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 4 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 3 0
Insomnia 2 0
Apathy 1 0
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome 1 0

See all 16 patients currently using Sun Lamp

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Sun Lamp

Agitation 1
Jittery feeling 1
Eye irritation 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Sun Lamp. See all 13 dosages ►

  as needed daily 0.5 hours daily 1 hr daily 15 min weekly 3 daily 6 min daily 15 other daily 30 min daily 45 min daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 60%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 40%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped using Sun Lamp

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Sun Lamp

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

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Sun Lamp

Always
 1 17%
Usually
 2 33%
Sometimes
 3 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sun Lamp

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 33%
A little
 3 50%
Not at all
 1 17%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sun Lamp

$200+
 1 33%
$100-199
 1 33%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 33%

Report created on May 27, 2012.