OBJECTIVES To develop and assess the psychometric properties of a short self-report nocturia-specific Quality-of-Life (QOL) questionnaire. METHODS The Nocturia Quality-of-Life questionnaire (N-QOL) was developed using focus group interviews with men experiencing nocturia. To refine it further and psychometrically validate the questionnaire, 107 men with nocturia (from four urology clinics in ...

background and objective : morningness–eveningness (me) refers to the individual differences in diurnal inclination, sleep-wake pattern for activity, and vigilance in the morning and evening. quantitative and qualitative components of sleep can be measured through its quality. this study aimed to evaluate the association of me chronotype with sleep quality and insomnia in students. materials an...

Introduction: Decrease in sleep quality is an age-related problem which appears in different features such as difficulty in sleeping, over sleeping and unusual behaviors during sleep. Regarding the importance of sleep quality among older adults and also its effects on their quality of life and physical and mental status, the study was conducted to determine the status and quality of sleep in ol...

Academic exam stress is known to compromise sleep quality and alter drug consumption in university students. Here we evaluated if sleeping problems and changes in legal drug consumption during exam stress are interrelated. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to survey sleep quality before, during, and after an academic exam period in 150 university students in a longitudinal quest...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and patterns of sleep disturbances during pregnancy among healthy nulliparous women. METHODS This was a prospective, cohort study of healthy nulliparous women, recruited between 6 and 20 weeks of gestation, who completed a baseline sleep survey at enrollment with follow-up in the third trimester. The survey was composed of the following validated sleep que...

Background & objectives: The aging population of the world is increasing. One of the problems that occur along with age is sleep disorder, leading to a gradual decrease in the quality of life in the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of sleep and related factors in the elderly patients hospitalized in Imam Khomeini Hospital of Khalkhal in 2016. Methods: The present stud...

Background: Asthma is a serious global health problem that often and adversely affects children. Between 20 30% of children in the pediatric population experience sleep problems. The responsibilities providing nocturnal care stress directly tied to illness affect caregiver patterns similar way how chronic may have direct impact on child's sleep. Objective: To examine relationship between an ast...