Poor sleep quality is one of the most common problems among older adults. Non-pharmacological interventions are considered as a better choice for treatment of sleep problems in older adults. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality in older adults. This single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES This study provides estimates of reliability for aggregated values from 1 to 7 recording nights for five commonly used actigraphic measures of sleep patterns, reliability as a function of night type (weeknight or weekend night), and stability of measures over several months. DESIGN AND SETTING Data are from three studies that obtained 7 nights of actigraph data (using Mini Mo...

Many were worried that reliable data could not be collected, but Sir Richard Doll decried the fact that six years into the epidemic we know so little-about crucial aspects ofthe spread of AIDS. In particular there is a desperate need for knowledge about the transmission rate ofHIV infection by vaginal intercourse, and several speakers pleaded for anonymous testing for HIV antibodies of routine ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which individual differences in vulnerability to total sleep deprivation also reflect individual differences in vulnerability to multiple nights of sleep restriction. DESIGN Two sleep loss conditions (order counterbalanced) separated by 2 to 4 weeks: (a) total sleep deprivation (TSD) of 2 nights (63 h continuous wakefulness); (b) sleep restriction (SR) of ...

Abstract Inundated with visions of domed desert kingdoms, tyrant kings, flying carpets, and shapeshifting jinn, the visual vocabulary that has come to be associated The Thousand One Nights can traced back earliest illustrated translations stories, one first which was British orientalist Edward Lane’s three volume edition published between 1839–41. Interspersed 635 woodcut prints designed for by...