OBJECTIVE This study investigated reliability, validity, and clinical relevance of the Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale (ASHS) in Dutch adolescents. METHODS The Dutch translation of the ASHS was administered to 186 normal-sleeping adolescents and 112 adolescents with insomnia. Their sleep variables were measured using sleep logs and questionnaires. From the insomnia group, scores were also obta...

POOR SLEEP QUALITY IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREMENTS IN LEARNING, MEMORY, AND ALERTNESS; REDUCED IMMUNE FUNCTION; AND DEPRESSION.1 A recent study suggests that too little or too much sleep may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in women.2 Older men and women spend more time in bed than do younger people, but they get less sleep.3 I...

Homeschooled students provide a naturalistic comparison group for later/flexible school start times. This study compared sleep patterns and sleep hygiene for homeschooled students and public/private school students (grades 6-12). Public/private school students (n = 245) and homeschooled students (n = 162) completed a survey about sleep patterns and sleep hygiene. Significant school group differ...

Hubungan Sleep Hygiene dengan Kualitas Tidur

This Internet-based investigation assessed the frequency of multiple sleep hygiene practices in 128 good sleepers and 92 poor sleepers (mean age = 41.6, SD = 12.8, 61.8% women). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to measure sleep quality (< 5 = good sleep, > 7 = poor sleep). Although sleep hygiene practices were generally good, poor sleepers showed increased cognitive activity in the b...

Insomnia has a negative impact on mental health and is potential risk factor for impulsive problematic behavior. This multicenter, cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of insomnia underlying maintaining factors in group forensic psychiatric inpatients (N = 281). severity, subjective sleep quality, hygiene erroneous cognitions about were measured with Severity Index, Pittsburgh Slee...

The study examined the relationship between self-compassion and sleep quality. We also investigated whether was mediated by brooding, perceived stress, hygiene, anxiety about associated with anxiety, depression, mental well-being indirectly through A sample of 468 adults completed measures demographics, health, quality, self-compassion, predisposing (arousability, perfectionism, interpersonal p...

BACKGROUND Sleep disturbance and fatigue are common and distressing pediatric cancer-related outcomes. Sleep hygiene education and relaxation techniques are recommended to improve sleep in healthy children and adult cancer survivors. No studies have tested these interventions to improve sleep and fatigue for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in the home setting. OBJECTIVES The ...

This article is composed of a review of how the increasing numbers of people working abnormal hours (referred to as "shift workers") can best be helped by the science of chronobiology. While recognizing that chronobiologists can give much general advice regarding such things as diet, sleep hygiene, cardiovascular health, and the need to address social and domestic tensions, this article will fo...

BACKGROUND Children with disabilities are more likely to have sleep disturbances than children without disabilities. Identifying attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and perceptions of caregivers and health professionals is essential in developing effective intervention programs to improve disabled children's sleep health. However, no such qualitative data about adults who have key roles in the life ...