Background: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder, characterized by recurrent collapse or blockage of the pharynx during sleep that causes intermittent cessation airflow and hallmark snoring gasping pattern. When OSA occurs in pregnancy, it independently associated with increased risk gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, diabetes possibly fetal growth res...

Background and Objective It is important to consider dysfunctional beliefs about sleep when conducting cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia. The purpose of this study was examine the reliability validity a Dysfunctional Beliefs Sleep-2 items (DBS-2) scale in general population clinical sample.Methods Our examined DBS-2 (group I, n = 374) sample subjects with insomnia disorders II, 105). An...

the aim of this study was to determine the sleep quality and level of depression among iranian migraineurs. among 380 cases that were selected by simple random selection from those who attended outpatient neurology clinic of imam khomeini hospital, 332 patients participated in this cross-sectional study. after an inclusive examination by a neurologist, the participants were asked to fill valid ...

Objective: A limited number of studies with inconsistent results have assessed the factors associated with sleep quality in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This study aimed to evaluate sleep quality and to investigate the associations between sleep quality and demographic and health-related characteristics, anemia, fatigue and physical activity in Turkish patients with MS. Methods: A cro...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence of risk of sleep apnea in patients undergoing elective surgery by using the Berlin Questionnaire. DESIGN Survey instrument. SETTINGS Preoperative assessment clinic. PATIENTS 305 surgical ASA physical status I, II, III, and IV patients. INTERVENTIONS Patients were screened with the Berlin questionnaire for obstructive sleep apnea. For patients de...

Present study was designed to obtain association between sleep apnea with sleep quality and quality of life in COPD patients. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 139 patients with COPD in a chest clinic of a university hospital. All patients were evaluated by pulmonary function test for determination of severity of their disease. Also, Berlin questionnaire, Epworth sleepines...

Given the socially isolated status of Chinese heroin-dependent patients (HDPs) and the significant association between loneliness and sleep problem in the general population, the impact of loneliness on sleep of HDPs is potentially substantial. The study aimed to test whether loneliness is associated with poor sleep in terms of quantity and quality in a consecutive sample of Chinese HDPs receiv...

OBJECTIVES : To assess the efficacy of acupuncture in treating insomnia in traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors as compared to medication, to determine whether acupuncture has fewer cognitive and affective adverse effects than does medication. PARTICIPANTS : Twenty-four adult TBI survivors, randomized to acupuncture or control arms. SETTING : Outpatient rehabilitation clinic. MEASURES :...