0332 VALIDATION OF THE ALLIANCE SLEEP QUESTIONNAIRE (ASQ) INSOMNIA MODULE IN SLEEP DISORDERED PATIENTS

Prevalence of insomnia symptoms in patients with sleep-disordered breathing.

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of insomnia symptoms in patients with objectively diagnosed sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). DESIGN Retrospective medical chart review of a representative sample of patients with SDB. SETTING University sleep-disorders clinic and laboratory. PATIENTS Two hundred thirty-one patients with SDB were selected from a pool of approximately 2,000 patients with ...

Relationships between insomnia and sleep-disordered breathing.

Validation of a cataplexy questionnaire in 983 sleep-disorders patients.

Our goal was to validate a self-administered narcolepsy questionnaire focusing on cataplexy. Nine hundred and eight three consecutive subjects entering the Stanford Sleep Disorder Clinic completed the questionnaire. Clinic physicians reported on the presence or absence of "clear-cut" cataplexy. Responses to 51 cataplexy-related questionnaire items were compared between subjects with clear-cut c...

Sleep and sleep disordered breathing in hospitalized patients.

Sleep is a fundamental physiological process necessary for recovery from acute illness. Unfortunately for hospitalized patients, sleep is often short, fragmented, and poor in quality, and may be associated with adverse outcomes including inpatient delirium. Many factors contribute to poor sleep in the hospital setting, including preexisting sleep deprivation, sleep disordered breathing, environ...

Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Emotional Regulation and Dysfunctional Sleep Beliefs Among Insomnia Patients

Objectives: Human body needs an adequate amount of night’s sleep after a long day to regain its power. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) on emotional regulation and dysfunctional sleep beliefs among insomniac patients. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest, post-test, follow-up test, and a control group. ...