background: although sleeping problems are common among all age groups, the elderly suffer a higher prevalence of sleep disorders. the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality, self-efficacy, and stages of change among the elderly. methods: this descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 36 individuals aged 60-75 years selected through simple random sampling ...

context:  sleep is an effective factor in the process recovery from diseases. many variables affect the ‎sleep quality of hospitalized older patients. aim: this study was conducted to evaluate the quality of ‎sleep and its related risk factors in hospitalized older patients in kashan’s hospitals, iran 2009. ‎settings and design: a cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 400 hospita...

OBJECTIVE Good and sufficient sleep is crucial for a good quality of life. We investigated the associations between sleep patterns, work, and strain among students of hospitality and tourism. METHODS 92 students completed psychological and sleep-related questionnaires, and a sleep/work log for one week. RESULTS Sleeping hours were inversely correlated with working hours. Decreased sleep qua...

introduction: decrease in sleep quality is an age-related problem which appears in different features such as difficulty in sleeping, over sleeping and unusual behaviors during sleep. regarding the importance of sleep quality among older adults and also its effects on their quality of life and physical and mental status, the study was conducted to determine the status and quality of sleep in ol...

background & aim : quality of life refers to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various important life domains. sleep disorder is one of the factors which can influence the quality of life. this study has been conducted in order to investigate the relation between quality of life and sleep quality in the kurdish elderly of saqqez county. methods & materials: this correlational study was condu...

objective: sleep quality affects on physical and psychological well being and even academic functions of students. indeed, sleep quality has been suggested as an individual index of general health. among adolescents and young adults, poor sleep quality is common. the aim of this survey was to determine the sleep quality and its correlation with general health in 18-year-old iranian students. me...

conclusions people with a poor sleep quality had a higher bmi, waist circumference and serum triglyceride levels and a lower hdl-c concentration. furthermore, bmi and serum triglyceride concentration are independently associated with the score of sleep quality. indeed, it is recommended for people to screen for sleep quality to start necessary interventions. background several studies have show...

objective: to evaluate and describe the sleep quality in seven subscales among the patients with mild traumatic brain injury (tbi) and compare it with normal patterns. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted within a 6-month period from february to august 2014 in shahid rajaei trauma center of shiraz. participants were selected randomly from all adult (18-60 years of age) patients adm...

professional firefighting is among the most demanding jobs. prior studies have showed the notable prevalence of poor sleep quality among professional firefighters that may result in catastrophes. the aim of this study was in field confirmation of zolpidem usage (10 mg/po/bed time) for short term management of poor sleeps quality among professional firefighters. in a double-blind, randomized, pl...