A good night’s sleep is well known to be imperative for maintaining one’s overall wellness. Yet, about half of Canadian adults struggle with falling asleep or sleep. The impacts insufficient are wide-ranging, from physiological correlates such as diabetes mental depression. Effective treatments sleep-related issues exist: example, online interventions insomnia have been found effective. As a me...

BACKGROUND Sleep is an essential part of life. Lack of sleep has been linked with increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the sleep quality of older adults residing in a private elderly care institution in Malaysia. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted among consenting residents of a 200-bed non-governmental charity old folks h...

BACKGROUND Insomnia is common in primary care. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is effective but requires more time than is available in the general practice consultation. Sleep restriction is one behavioural component of CBT-I. AIM To assess whether simplified sleep restriction (SSR) can be effective in improving sleep in primary insomnia. DESIGN AND SETTING Randomised co...

Among the many blessings parents seek to pass on to their children, a life of good sleep habits is an unglamorous but important one. Sleep is the subject of some confusion and considerable anxiety among parents of infants, but fades gradually to an afterthought among most parents of older children, who struggle to maintain busy schedules, enforce homework, and endorse healthy social lives. In t...

We conducted a longitudinal study to investigate the relation between sleep experiences and dissociative symptoms in a mixed inpatient sample at a private clinic evaluated on arrival and at discharge 6 to 8 weeks later. Using hierarchical regression analyses and structural equation modeling, we found a link between sleep experiences and dissociative symptoms and determined that specifically dec...

Shift workers are being targeted to work for >10hrs in emergency medical services to cover 24 hours service, who is prone for sleep deprivation. Sleep is regulated by the balance between circadian rhythm and Homeostatic mechanism. Circadian misalignment which is an altered biological clock, lead to chronic physical illness like obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Ischemic Heart disease &m...