Objective Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is strongly associated with sleep disturbances; however, the detailed differences in the characteristics of sleep disturbances between GERD and non-GERD patients are unknown. The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical characteristics as well as health-related quality of life in GERD and non-GERD patients with sleep disturbances. Met...

BACKGROUND Several studies have reported a significant association between sleep disturbance and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the present study is to compare the clinical characteristics and the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) of Japanese IBD patients with or without sleep disturbances, and to investigate the risk factors for disease flare in these patients. METHODS IB...

PURPOSE Iran has a high rate of road traffic accidents. Poor quality of sleep brings about loss of attention, which is an important cause of road traffic accidents particularly in monotonous roads. The causes of poor quality of sleep in occupational drivers are multifactorial. The objective of the present study was to assess the prevalence of poor sleep quality among occupational drivers with r...

fatigue is one of the most frequent symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis (ms) and it is difficult to clarify the nature of this symptom and manage it. this study was aimed to evaluate the frequency of fatigue, depression and sleep disturbances in iranian patients with ms. 100 patients from the outpatient ms clinic of sina hospital were asked to complete beck depression inventory (bdi), ...

background and objective: adult lead poisoning commonly occurs due to workplace exposures. neuro- psychological symptoms such as insomnia are reported as the early symptoms of chronic lead intoxication. this study aimed to evaluate association between blood lead level (bll) of workers from lead-zinc factories and their sleep quality. materials and methods : a cross-sectional study was performed...

introduction: epilepsy is a complex pervasive neurobehavioral and social condition accompanied by a wide range of comorbid conditions that can adversely affect the quality of life of patients. sleep complaints are common among patients with epilepsy. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of subjective sleep disturbances and its effects on sleep quality in epileptic patients.  metho...

conclusions our study could not show any correlation between sleep quality and ambulatory bp monitoring parameters in children with abnormal bp. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between sleep quality parameters and blood pressure (bp) changes in children. patients and methods eighty six patients aged 5-15 years old with the history of urinary tract infection w...