Fatigue after myocardial infarction (MI) has been found to be distressing. A person's self-efficacy will influence his/her health behavior and plays an active role in tackling illness consequences. This study investigated associations between fatigue, disturbed sleep, general self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of 145 respondents admitted to hospital for MI two...

Recently, a number of projects have been undertaken to collect continuous behavioral data from elderly individuals using unobtrusive inhome sensors. An important challenge facing these projects is the development of approaches for interpreting these data. One approach, based on statistical process control, is to model each individual’s behavior as a random process whose mean and variance may ch...

Aims and method: To assess clinicians' views about their understanding and treatment of sleep problems in people with non-affective psychosis. An online survey was emailed to adult mental health teams in two NHS trusts. Results: One hundred and eleven clinicians completed the survey. All clinicians reported disrupted sleep in their patients, and endorsed the view that sleep and psychotic experi...

Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disorder in adolescents. A number of studies have evaluated the efficacy of the management of chronic insomnia in adults. Behavioral therapy for insomnia is the treatment of first choice, encompassing education about sleep and sleep hygiene, stimulus control, relaxation techniques, and cognitive strategies to combat nocturnal ruminations. Special programs fo...

Abstract Introduction A variety of attitudes, behaviors, and health attributes can influence sleep quality. Depression quality interact bidirectionally, with depressed individuals often sleeping worse. College freshman may be prone to worse depression due significant lifestyle changes, including hygiene (a set behaviors conditions promoting sleep). This study sought examine the relationship bet...

As part of a university-based quality improvement project, we aimed to evaluate child psychiatrists' knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practices regarding assessment and treatment of pediatric sleep problems. We developed a nine-question survey of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and practices regarding assessing for and treating sleep complaints in pediatric patients, and administered this survey...

The relationship between epilepsy and sleep is complex and dynamic. Sleep complaints and concomitant sleep disorders are common in people with epilepsy. Seizures and antiepileptic drugs can alter sleep architecture.There have been conflicting findings on the impact of sleep deprivation on seizures; however there is evidence to support the improved specificity of epilepsy diagnosis when a negati...

Personal hygiene includes brushing, bathing, hand hygiene, and adequate sleep. health promotion practices are frequently like general practices. Brushing, getting enough sleep all examples of specific related to good personal hygiene. However, children who blind or visually impaired more likely contract an infection due poor The objectives were assess the Knowledge Practice regarding among chil...

Sleep is the most important period for recovery from daily load. Regular physical activity enhances overall sleep quality, but the effects of acute exercise on sleep are not well defined. In sleep hygiene recommendations, intensive exercising is not suggested within the last 3 h before bed time, but this recommendation has not been adequately tested experimentally. Therefore, the effects of vig...