AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this review was to explore the literature to determine what is known about adolescent sleep, the causes and consequences of disturbed sleep in adolescence and the implications this has for nursing practice. BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are relatively common in young people. Disturbed sleep can be both a cause and a result of ill health and if recognised can indica...

BACKGROUND Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) was designed to assess sleep hygiene. Although the SHI has shown adequate psychometric properties in a nonclinical sample, it has not been validated in a sample with chronic pain. Also, its factor structure, measurement error, and incremental validity over and above other factors affecting sleep quality have not been investigated in a nonclinical sample. Thu...

To evaluate the effects of a combined sleep hygiene education and behavioral approach program on sleep quality in workers with insomnia, we conducted a randomized controlled trial at a design engineering unit in Japan. Employees evaluated for insomnia by the Athens Insomnia Scale (≥6 points) were divided into an intervention and control group. The intervention group received a short-term interv...

Psychological treatments for insomnia, including multi-component cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), have been proven efficacious in numerous randomised clinical trials4,5 and are recommended as the front-line treatment for insomnia by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.6 However, demonstrations of ‘real-world’ clinical effectiveness of CBT-I lag significantly behind efficac...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate effects of a non-pharmacological intervention on sleep, activity and fatigue in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis by the use of both actigraphy registration and self-assessed questionnaires. BACKGROUND Insomnia is estimated to affect up to 60% of haemo- and peritoneal dialysis patients. It is associated with two common uremic symptoms, pru...

BACKGROUND Sleep problems, especially in the adolescent stage of development, may be associated with excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired neurocognitive function, and a host of others leading to suboptimal performance. OBJECTIVES To determine the pattern of sleep problems in school-going adolescents based on the bedtime problems; excessive daytime sleepiness; awakenings during the night and...

BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are particularly common in the primary care setting, and are intimately interlinked with depression. OBJECTIVE This article aims to review the relationship between sleep and depression, with an emphasis on the foundation and clinical salience of this relationship. DISCUSSION Depression is the most common cause of insomnia, and insomnia is highly prevalent in depre...