Background: Regarding high prevalence of sleep disorders among coronary care unit patients and the impact of proper sleep on health and improvement of patients, the aim of this study is to define the effect of nursing interventions on quality of sleep among patients in coronary care unit.   Methods: This clinical trial study was accomplished by participation of 196 patients in CCUs of Ekbatan...

Introduction: Sleep disturbance during pregnancy is quite common, it threatens the health of the mother and fetus during pregnancy. Non-pharmacological therapies are preferred for improving the sleep pattern of pregnant women with sleep disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of lavender essential oil on the quality of sleep in pregnant women. Methods: This study was perfor...

Background and Purpose: Identification of the effects of sleep disturbances on the quality of life could result in proper treatment of patients with heart failure. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep disorders and erectile dysfunction, depression and quality of life in male patients with systolic heart failure. Methods: This correlational study was conducted on 100...

    Background & Aim: Almost any medical illness that causes significant pain or discomfort may negatively affect the quality of sleep. Illnesses affecting cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems and injuries disrupt the quality of sleep. The objective of this study is to investigate the parameters of sleep and the factors affecting the quality of sleep in medically i...

Background: Sleep is one of the essential needs for all human. It seems that age and education level are important factors in sleep quality in the retired elderly. But there is not enough study in this field. Therefore, this study aimed to assess Quality of sleep and its related factors in elderly and retired teachers of Kashan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 370 elderl...

   Background & Aims: Both headaches and sleep problems are the most common clinically reported problems. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep quality and migraine headaches.  Materials & Methods: General design of this study was a descriptive correlative. To achieve our aim, 263 subjects (137 female and 126 male) were randomly selected from Urmia University...

Introduction: Shift work in the nursing profession can affect occupational performance and sleep quality and lead to impairment in coping with job stress. Regarding the possible differences between sleep quality and job stress of nurses in different work shifts, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep quality and job stress of nurses in different work shifts. ...

Background & objectives: One of the factors affecting the performance of video display terminal users is their mental work load. Since low sleep quality causes fault and decreased accuracy in work, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between mental work load and sleep quality in video display terminals users. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 191 video d...

  Introduction: Sleep disturbance is one of the most common problems in menopausal women. One of these alternative therapies, is acupressure. Based on the fact the researchers decided to study the effect of acupressure on sleep quality in menopausal women.   Methods: In this study, a single-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to select menop...