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...

BACKGROUND With rapid urbanization accompanied by lifestyle changes, children and adolescents living in metropolitan areas are faced with many time use choices that compete with sleep. This study reports on the sleep hygiene of urban Chinese school students, and investigates the relationship between habitual after-school activities and sleep duration, schedule and quality on a regular school da...

Background Aging causes physiological changes which affect the quality of sleep. Supervised physical exercise is an important therapeutic resource to improve the sleep of the elderlies, however there is a low adherence to those type of programs, so it is necessary to implement an exercise program which is feasible and effective. The study aimed to test the hypothesis that a semi-supervised home...

Sleep-related issues are common reasons children present to health professionals. Many factors can adversely affect sleep quality, and there are many associations of inadequate sleep, including behavioural problems, obesity and accidental injury. We review the current evidence, and suggest practical management strategies to promote better sleep, and hopefully, better functioning for child and f...