Abstract Introduction Sleep coaching programs have emerged to address sleep health needs for subclinical populations. Yet, few such been formally evaluated. Methods Data were obtained from N=51 consecutive users who completed the 12-week Reset program. (Simple Habit, Inc.) includes ongoing text-based communication with trained coaches and a mobile app that diary, educational modules, mindfulnes...

objective: to evaluate and describe the sleep quality in seven subscales among the patients with mild traumatic brain injury (tbi) and compare it with normal patterns. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted within a 6-month period from february to august 2014 in shahid rajaei trauma center of shiraz. participants were selected randomly from all adult (18-60 years of age) patients adm...

background variations in diurnal preferences for activity and sleep are classified as morning and evening chronotypes. morning and evening-type individuals differ regarding a number of psychological and biological variables such as sleep. objectives the current study aimed to investigate the relationship between chronotypes and sleep quality. patients and methods in this descriptive, correlatio...

CONTEXT Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality are associated with cardiovascular outcomes. One mechanism proposed to explain this association is altered diurnal cortisol secretion. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to examine the associations of sleep duration and sleep quality with diurnal salivary cortisol levels. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional analysis using data from exa...

background sleep disorders are accompanied by several complications, and currently used soporific drugs can induce unwanted effects such as psychomotor impairment, tolerance, amnesia, and rebound insomnia. results hae increased the duration of pentobarbital-induced sleep at doses of 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg (p < 0.001). the hypnotic effect of hae was comparable to that induced by diazepam. similar...

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. While various risk factors have been identified, sleep has only been considered a risk factor more recently. Various epidemiologic studies have associated stroke with sleep such as sleep duration, and laboratory and clinical studies have proposed various underlying mechanisms. The pathophysiology is multifactorial, especially consider...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship among sleep complaints, sleep duration, and the development of diabetes prospectively over a 12-year period in a middle-aged Swedish population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A random sample of 2,663 subjects aged 45-65 years living in mid-Sweden were sent a postal questionnaire including questions about sleep complain...

OBJECTIVES To examine the associations between sleep duration and a variety of demographic and clinical variables in a sample of Saudi adults.  Methods: A cross-sectional study among 2,095 participants was conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, between May and October 2014. A questionnaire was administered to collect data related to clinical health outcomes a...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between sleep duration and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS We evaluated 3,968 subjects who underwent health check-ups from June 2012 to May 2013 at the Watari Hospital Health Center in Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. Fatty liver was detected by ultrasonography. Sleep duration and lifestyle factors were estimated using a questionnaire. Sl...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Sleep duration affects health in various ways. The objective of this study was to investigate the associations of sleep duration with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Korean adult population. METHODS This cross-sectional analysis was conducted for total of 1,360 participants who completed baseline health examinations for the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study-Kangwha study ...