The association of sleep disorders and nocturnal enuresis have been established in previously published reports. A retrospective study of the 525 children with snoring refereed for polysomnography found that 67.7% of these children had nocturnal enuresis [2]. The authors of present article [1] also found that nocturnal enuresis was significantly associated with poor sleep hygiene. A systematic ...

The purpose of this study was to examine sleep patterns in a large sample of infants and toddlers (ages birth to 36 months) in Korea, and to compare sleep patterns, sleep problems, sleep ecology, and parental behaviors to global sleep data on young children in both predominantly Asian (P-A) and predominantly Caucasian (P-C) countries/regions. We additionally examined parent and child demographi...

BACKGROUND Because of concerns regarding sleep deprivation, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education limits duty hours and endorses education regarding sleep loss for residents. We assessed the effectiveness of a 60- to 90-minute lecture, the Sleep, Alertness, and Fatigue Education in Residency (SAFER) program, on sleep loss and recovery sleep in residents adhering to Accreditat...

OBJECTIVES We assessed the prevalence of, and association among, musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms, reported sleep, daytime alertness, fatigue, and consumption of caffeinated beverages. METHODS Crewmembers of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (N = 767) completed a survey pertaining to demographics, exercise frequency, sleep duration, caffeinated beverages consumption, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and...

BACKGROUND Sleep duration affects the health of children and adolescents. Shorter sleep durations have been associated with poorer academic performance, unintentional injuries, and obesity in adolescents. This study extends our understanding of how adolescents perceive and deal with their sleep issues. METHODS General education classes were randomly selected from a convenience sample of three...

sleep plays a vital role in regulating physiological mechanisms in the human body. nowadays, by the change of lifestyle and as a consequence of longer work hours and increased accessibility to media, sleep disturbance becomes a common problem in modern society. many studies demonstrated that sleep disturbance triggers a systemic low-grade inflammation by increasing the level of several cytokine...

BACKGROUND primary and secondary insomnia, especially among older adults, is frequently encountered by family physicians. Pharmacological interventions, although effective in some circumstances, can be detrimental in others. Non-pharmacological management of insomnia may allow the patients to self-administer the treatment. OBJECTIVES review of published literature of assessment tools and trea...

Pets living in urban agglomerations are subject to numerous risk factors that provoke health problems. One of these is a violation the “wakefulness-sleep” cycle. A sleep-deprived animal state serious stress, since this condition more difficult tolerate than food deprivation, making susceptible decline factors. Due problem, sleep hygiene plays an important role ensuring wellfare pet dogs. The ar...

This article describes the combined clinical experience of a multidisciplinary group of professionals on the sleep disturbances of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) focusing on sleep hygiene interventions. Such practical and comprehensive information is not available in the literature. Severe, persistent sleep difficulties are frequently associated with this condition but fe...