Background and Objectives: Sleep disorders include problems involving the quality, timing and amount of sleep, which cause decreased functioning and discomfort during the daytime. Considering the importance of sleep in health and quality of life and the probability of the related disorders in the elderly, this study was conducted to investigate sleep disorders and their risk factors in an elder...

Introduction: Menopause-related sleep problems do not necessarily affect the amount of sleep but also the quality of sleep. The most likely mechanism of action of valerian on sleep is its effect on GABA receptors. The aim of this study was to summarize the results of clinical trials on the effect of valerian on sleep disorders in postmenopausal women by systematic review. Materials and Methods...

Background and Objective: Students are one of the susceptible groups for sleep disorders. High prevalence of psychological stresses and rumination in this group disturb the quality and quantity of sleep. Studies have shown that psychological treatments can improve sleep disorders. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) on subje...

  Background : According to the previous studies, 25 percent of the total workforce is faced with the shift working. Sleep disorders are the most common health complaint of the shift workers. This study was designed to examine the sleep status of workers in a printing factory. We aimed to investigate the association between prevalence of sleep disorders with shift working and other probable fac...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and attachment styles with adolescent sleep disorders: the mediating role of Internet addiction. The research method was fundamental in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of method. The statistical population of the study included all male and female high school students in Kashan in the acad...