Introduction: Migraine is considered one of the most common primary headache disorders. Migraine attacks may occur due to a lack of sleep. Furthermore, sleep is regarded as one of the smoothing factors of migraine pain. Patients with sleep disorders often suffer from headaches when they wake up compared with healthy individuals.  Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre...

Circadian disruption has been linked with inflammation, an established cancer risk factor. Per3 clock gene polymorphisms have also been associated with circadian disruption and with increased cancer risk. Patients completed a questionnaire and provided a blood sample prior to undergoing a colonoscopy (n = 70). Adjusted mean serum cytokine concentrations (IL-6, TNF-alpha, gamma-INF, IL-1ra, IL-1...

background: sleep disorders among heart failure (hf) patients negatively influence the quality of life. awareness of sleep disturbances, as one of the disturbing factors of the quality of life among hf patients, and its related factors would help health care staff to provide more comprehensive care. hence, this study was conducted to determine the quality of sleep and its related factors in hos...

Introduction: Chronic pain patients who undergo to stressful events may experience worsening in pain, sleep, and quality of life (QoL). The primary objective this observational study was compare QoL sleep parameters before after the COVID-19 lockdown with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). psychological impact also assessed, as well emotional pandemic its correlations patient socio-demographics. Meth...

Abstract This study aimed to examine the associations of both subjectively and objectively measured sleep with self-reported level physical activity among older adults, explore possible moderative role chronotype in these associations. Baseline data 116 community-dwelling adults without dementia from three prior studies were included. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Actigraphy used as subjective...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the stability of sleep quality and the impact of nocturnal use of complete dentures on sleep quality in an elderly edentulous population over a one-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Written informed consent was obtained from 172 edentulous elders who agreed to enrol in a longitudinal cohort study. A total of 153 participants completed the follow-up after one year. Perce...

Insomnia has a negative impact on mental health and is potential risk factor for impulsive problematic behavior. This multicenter, cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of insomnia underlying maintaining factors in group forensic psychiatric inpatients (N = 281). severity, subjective sleep quality, hygiene erroneous cognitions about were measured with Severity Index, Pittsburgh Slee...

INTRODUCTION Sleep disorders are common in hemodialysis patients. They can affect their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of aerobic training on sleep quality, inflammatory status, and serum leptin levels in hemodialysis patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-eight men in the age range of 28 to 74 years who were on maintenance hemodialysis and had sleep pr...

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...

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most prevalent autoimmune chronic disease globally. The current study was conducted to determine the relationship between fatigue severity and circadian rhythm sleep disorders among Iranian MS patients.  Methods: The statistical population of this cross-sectional study included MS patients who were members of the MS Association in Khorramabad City, so...