introduction: information on the sleepiness and sleep quality is limited for asians. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of sleepiness and sleep quality among the adult population in iran. materials and methods: this is a descriptive and explorative design study in which 1100 participants randomly selected from the kerman city population in south –east of iran. using two questi...

background: although sleep disorders are common problems among families and they affect the learning, memory processes and academic performance of children, there is no evaluation of these disorders in iran. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sleep disorders and its association with academic performance of school age children.materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was...

objective sleep disorders are common in children; they also have a significant impact on the whole family, the parents in particular. few studies in this field have been performed in iran; hence the  present study was carried out in order to determine sleep patterns and the  prevalence of sleep disorders in school aged children in qazvin. material and methods this cross sectional study was done...

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...

results the mean age of the children was 64.27 ± 9.3 months. the prevalence of sleep disorders was 36.25%. sleep disorders were significantly associated with age, height, body mass index, residence of children, father’s occupation, mother’s diseases, father’s drug abuse, and parents’ marital status (p < 0.05). conclusions sleep disorders in children threaten growth and development, and are dang...

background: as insomnia is common, especially among the elderly in the nursing homes, we aimed to estimate insomnia prevalence among the elderly residing in nursing homes as well as to determine factors associated with insomnia in the elderly. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 on 772 elderly residents at kahrizak nursing home, tehran iran. the information was gathered ...

background: insufficient sleep is a significant public health issue with adverse medical consequences. sleep disturbances are common among university students and have an effect on this group’s overall health and functioning. the aim of this study was to investigate sleep habits and disorders in a population of university students across lebanon. methods: this was a cross-sectional study carrie...

kleine-levin syndrome is characterized as a periodic hypersomnia crisis as well as dietary and variable significant psychic symptoms. this report describes the finding on an evaluation of a 15- year- old girl with kls. she had amnesia to her episodes. all episodes were correlated with menstrual period.polysomnographic finding of this patient was normal with 5 sleep cycles in sleep architecture ...

in light of the high prevalence of sleep disorders in patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders (ptsd), this study sought to comparing the effect of prazosin and hydroxyzine on sleep quality in this patient group. a total 100 patients suffering from ptsd were assessed (mean age: m = 35.51, sd = 6.41 28% females). next, they were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: ...

sleep disorders are common complains of patients under substance abuse treatment. diagnosis and treatment of such disorders require use of cutting-edge knowledge and proper training of the patients and their family. this article shortly discusses the 20 main points in diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders among substance users considering below aspects: a) diagnosis of sleep disorders amon...