• Circadian strain, light exposure, and depressive symptoms in rural communities of Southern Brazil 

      Pilz, Luísa Klaus; Xavier, Nicóli Bertuol; Levandovski, Rosa Maria; Oliveira, Melissa Alves Braga de; Tonon, André Comiran; Constantino, Débora Barroggi; Machado, Valdomiro; Roenneberg, Till; Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza (2022) [Artigo de periódico]
      Irregular light–dark cycles and circadian/sleep disturbances have been suggested as risk or co-occurring factors in depression. Among a set of metrics developed to quantify strain on the circadian system, social jetlag ...
    • A new chronobiological approach to discriminate between acute and chronic depression using peripheral temperature, rest-activity, and light exposure parameters 

      Moraes, Cláudia Ávila; Cambras, Trinitat; Diez-Noguera, Antoni; Schimitt, Regina Lopes; Dantas, Giovana; Levandovski, Rosa Maria; Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza (2013) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: Circadian theories for major depressive disorder have suggested that the rhythm of the circadian pacemaker is misaligned. Stable phase relationships between internal rhythms, such as temperature and rest/activity, ...
    • Relationship between circadian strain, light exposure, and body mass index in rural and urban quilombola communities 

      Constantino, Débora Barroggi; Xavier, Nicóli Bertuol; Levandovski, Rosa Maria; Roenneberg, Till; Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza; Pilz, Luísa Klaus (2022) [Artigo de periódico]
      Industrialization has greatly changed human lifestyle; work and leisure activities have been moved indoors, and artificial light has been used to illuminate the night. As cyclic environmental cues such as light and feeding ...
    • Sleep and light exposure across different levels of urbanisation in Brazilian communities 

      Pilz, Luísa Klaus; Carissimi, Alicia; Oliveira, Melissa Alves Braga de; Francisco, Ana Paula; Fabris, Raul Costa; Medeiros, Madeleine S.; Medeiros, Marina Scop; Frey, Benício Noronha; Adan, Ana; Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza (2018) [Artigo de periódico]
      Quilombos are settlements originally founded by Africans and African descendants (Quilombolas) in remote parts of Brazil to escape slavery. Due to individual histories, Quilombos nowadays exhibit different states of ...
    • The effect of sunlight exposure on interleukin-6 levels in depressive and non-depressive subjects 

      Levandovski, Rosa Maria; Pfaffenseller, Bianca; Carissimi, Alicia; Gama, Clarissa Severino; Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza (2013) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: The objective of this epidemiological study was to evaluate the effect of length of sunlight exposure on interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels in depressive and non-depressive subjects. Methods: This was a cross-sectional ...
    • Translation and adaptation of the indoor environmental quality questionnaire to Brazilian portuguese 

      Abreu, Ana Carolina Odebrecht Vergne de; Richter, Juliana Giordani; Tonon, André Comiran; Oliveira, Melissa Alves Braga de; Bonatto, Fernanda Sbaraini; Reis, Mariana de Novaes; Hidalgo, Maria Paz Loayza (2022) [Artigo de periódico]
      Introduction: Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) impacts well-being, performance, and mental and physical health. A questionnaire for assessing occupants’ perception of IEQ was developed in English. This study aimed to ...