The aim of this study was to document the clinical picture of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and of other sleep disturbances, and to study the relationship of daytime sleepiness to anthropometric data, muscular impairment, and CTG trinucleotide repeat expansion in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). A total of 157 DM1 patients were surveyed using a modified version of the Sleep Questionnaire a...

The metabolic syndrome shows a variable prevalence in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and its association with insulin resistance or excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA is unclear. This study assessed the following in consecutive patients with newly diagnosed OSA: 1) the prevalence of metabolic syndrome; and 2) its association with insulin resistance and daytime sleepiness. Metabolic syndrome (...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to develop patient-reported outcome measures for sleep dysfunction and sleepiness in multiple sclerosis (MS), since there are currently no MS-specific measurement tools for these clinically important entities. METHODS Items were generated from semi-structured interviews followed by cognitive debrief. A 42-item pool was administered to patients with MS...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to identify the clinical predictors for hypertension and sleepiness in an Asian population with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective, consecutive case series of 228 patients with symptoms of SDB referred to a tertiary level sleep disorders unit. A full sleep history, body mass index (BMI), Epworth Sleepine...

BACKGROUND Fatigue and changes in sleep patterns are one of the impressive features in the first year after birth, which have negative effects on work, family life, and social relationships. Therefore, the objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between fatigue and Stanford sleepiness with the general health of mothers in the postpartum period. MATERIALS AND METHODS The...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypotheses that sleep deprivation in neurology residents is associated with performance deficits and that vigilance and cognitive performance is more compromised after overnight on-call duty compared to night shift. METHODS Thirty-eight neurology residents of a university teaching hospital participated in a prospective single-blind comparison study. Residents were recrui...

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has multiple physical and psychosocial effects on individuals. Therefore, this study aims to determine the quality, daytime sleepiness, depression attention span in patients with OSA. This was a cross-sectional among who were recently diagnosed OSA Malaysian hospital. The socio-demographic clinical data, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Pa...

STUDY OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of subjective and objective sleepiness across several nights. Extreme groups were chosen based upon both Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) findings and report of characteristic subjective sleepiness, and groups were compared across sleep, demographic, performance, and physiologic variables. DESIGN AND SETTING Subjec...

background: this paper investigated the effect of daylight on morning and night melatonin, subjective general health using ghq questionnaire, sleepiness and alertness on elderly who lived in nursing houses. methods: nineteen nursing home residents participated voluntarily. they exposed to daylight from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 4 to 5 p.m. for 6 wk. the level of melatonin in the morning and at nigh...

PURPOSE To identify the best screening measure of daytime sleepiness in adults with heart failure (HF). DATA SOURCES A total of 280 adults with HF completed the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Stanford Sleepiness Scale, and a single Likert item measuring daytime sleepiness. The sensitivity and specificity of these self-report measures were assessed in relation to a measure of daytime dysfunctio...