STUDY OBJECTIVES Common sleep hygiene practices were examined in 2 community-based samples of older adults to determine which practices differentiated 4 sleep subgroups: noncomplainers without insomnia symptoms, complainers without insomnia symptoms, noncomplainers with insomnia symptoms, and complainers with insomnia symptoms. DESIGN Two weeks of sleep diaries provided napping and bed/out-of...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the feasibility of an intervention designed to promote sleep and modify fatigue during four cycles of adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy. DESIGN Prospective, repeated measures, quasi-experimental feasibility study. SETTING Midwestern urban oncology clinics. SAMPLE 25 women between the ages of 40-65 (mean = 54.3) with stage I-II breast cancer receiving doxor...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of a sleep hygiene education module and prescriptive sleep routine for children ages 5 through 11 years with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS The 20-week pilot project used a pre-/posttest design to assess sleep and ADHD symptoms. The Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CHSQ) and Vanderbilt Assessment Scale-Parent Form survey were provid...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for treating insomnia in breast cancer survivors. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING University and medical center settings. SAMPLE 72 women at least three months after primary treatment for breast cancer with sleep-onset or sleep maintenance insomnia at least three nights per week for at least th...

The aim: the sleep quality and physical performance play a vital role in older adults’ well-being to maintain good overall health. Therefore, parameters that have capacity are crucial achieve healthy aging outcome. In this study, we aimed at comparing of activity state elderly living 5 nursing homes.
 Methods: 181 individuals homes were included cross-sectional study. Physical activity, hy...

STUDY OBJECTIVES (1) Present preliminary psychometrics for the Children's Report of Sleep Patterns (CRSP), a three-module measure of Sleep Patterns, Sleep Hygiene, and Sleep Disturbance; and (2) explore whether the CRSP provides information about a child's sleep above and beyond parental report. METHODS A multi-method, multi-reporter approach was used to validate the CRSP with 456 children ag...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate effects of a non-pharmacological intervention on sleep, activity and fatigue in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis by the use of both actigraphy registration and self-assessed questionnaires. BACKGROUND Insomnia is estimated to affect up to 60% of haemo- and peritoneal dialysis patients. It is associated with two common uremic symptoms, pru...

Background: Sleep symptoms can predict the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the general population. This study focused on the association between MetS and commonly reported sleep symptoms and personal sleep hygiene habits. The goal of this study was to help individuals to make healthier decisions and thereby prevent MetS. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among elderly ...

Background Aging causes physiological changes which affect the quality of sleep. Supervised physical exercise is an important therapeutic resource to improve the sleep of the elderlies, however there is a low adherence to those type of programs, so it is necessary to implement an exercise program which is feasible and effective. The study aimed to test the hypothesis that a semi-supervised home...

abstract   background: a significant relationship between psychiatric disorders principally depression and anxiety and insomnia is well-known in general population. ahigh percent of insomnia sufferers report anxiety symptoms. anxiety is also frequently seen in medical patients whom complaints of sleep problems are often prominent.   method: 250 outpatients with various medical complaints partic...