Sulfur mustard (SM) is a toxic agent that targets several tissues. It is the leading cause of persistent lung disease, progressive deterioration in lung function and mortality among patients. Disturbed sleep and poor quality of sleep are common in SM-exposed patients with chronic respiratory problems. Melatonin is an alternative medication that has been widely used to treat poor sleep quality c...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate sleep quality in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) using a validated outcome measure and to compare measures of CRS disease severity with sleep dysfunction. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional evaluation of a multi-center cohort. METHODS According to the 2007 Adult Sinusitis Guidelines, patients with CRS were prospectively enrolled from four academic, ter...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sleep disturbances among clinical nurses in general hospitals in Mainland China, and identify its associate factors. METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, a total of 5012 clinical nurses selected by random cluster sampling completed the survey on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), measures of quality of life indexed by the M...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate sleep quality and the related variables in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Ninety-four patients diagnosed with RA and fifty two healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Disease activity was assessed through the Disease Activity Score (DAS) 28 scale. All patients were assessed using the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life a...

BACKGROUND Night-time symptoms and hypoxemia during sleep may affect sleep quality in children with chronic lung disease such as bronchiectasis. Poor sleep quality may impair growth, learning, and emotional development of children. Our aim was to assess the sleep quality and associated factors in children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. METHODS Fifty-four patients with bronchiectasis...

The scope of this study was to evaluate the sleep/wake cycle in shift work nurses, as well as their sleep quality and chronotype. The sleep/wake cycle was evaluated by keeping a sleep diary for a total of 60 nurses with a mean age of 31.76 years. The Horne & Östberg Questionnaire (1976) for the chronotype and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality were applied. The results ...

BACKGROUND: Many patients on regular hemodialysis have sleep disorders, which affect not only their quality of life but also their immune function, thus causing inflammatory disorders and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to assess the sleep quality and related risk factors of sleep disorder in hemodialysis patients from a rural area in central Taiwan. METHODS: The Pittsburgh Sl...

Clinical effectiveness of sedative music on sleep quality was investigated. Subjects were 14 females aged 40s to 70s, and methods included listening during going using by sound support player “Lullaby reverberation (Komoriuta-no-Hibiki)”, which evaluated Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in 0,4,8 weeks. Thirteen cases showed decreased points PQSI. Time duration almost the same. The relation...