Background and purpose: Sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy (CP) are complex and challenging. The aim of this study was to investigate sleep disorders in children with CP based on gross motor function levels. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 76 children with CP (aged 6 to 15 years old) attending rehabilitation centers in Arak, Iran 2016. The part...

Introduction: Aging is associated with major changes in the patterns and sleep quality and sleep quality on many factors affect elderly patients. The aim of this study was to Evaluation factors associated with sleep quality in the elderly Persian Gulf Martyrs hospital of Bushehr   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted descriptively in 2018. The study population included 326 elderl...

Background and Purpose: Sleep disorders are a common problem in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Poor sleep quality is considered as a potential predictor for mortality and reduced quality of life in these patients. This study aimed to evaluate subjective sleep quality in hemodialysis patients and its association with hemodialysis timing. Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was co...

Objectives: Low quality sleep is one of the most common problems during the elderly. The present study aimed at determination of effect of sleep health education program by telephone follow-up on the sleep quality among the elderly. Methods & Materials: This semi-experimental study was performed on 80 elderly people aged 74-60 years who had the criteria to enter the study. The data collection ...

Background and Objectives: Mental and physical fatigue of airport staff reduces their job standards and productive concentration. The objective of this study was to examine sleep quality and its effect on cognitive failure and job performance among airport staff. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 200 staff of an airport were chosen by simple random sampling method. The data coll...

Objectives: Sleep disorders are prevalent among elderly patients admitted to coronary care units (CCUs). Moreover, the sleep disorders intensify with age-related changes. Thus, this study aimed to determine the effect of white noise on the sleep of elderly patients admitted to CCUs. Methods & Materials: This quasi-experimental research included 40 patients who were admitted to CCU.&n...

Introduction: Sleep and rest have an important role on re-storage, maintenance and increase of patient turnover and health. Physical illness accompanied with pain and other inconvenience could disturb sleep. So, the aim of this study was to evaluate sleep quality and its associated factors in hospitalized patients in Babol teaching hospitals. Methods: This Cross-Sectional study was carrie...

Abstract Background & Aim: According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, sleep is a basic need. The quality of sleep highly affects the recovery of patients in coronary care units. This study was conducted to determine patients’ sleep quality and nurses´ documentations in coronary care units. Material & Methods: This study was a descriptive- analysis. Participants were selected wi...