Background & Objective: Sleepiness and the trend of changes of vital signs are important factors affecting the quality of work of hospital staff. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sleepiness with physiological changes and vital signs in night shift workers in rehabilitation staff. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study, performed on night shift pers...

Introduction: Information on the sleepiness and sleep quality is limited for Asians. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of sleepiness and sleep quality among the adult population in Iran. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive and explorative design study in which 1100 participants randomly selected from the Kerman city population in South –East of Iran. Using two ques...

Background: A negative effect on public health of the Greek population as a result of the financial crisis is reported. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the financial crisis on sleep and health outcomes of employees of the National Railway Organisation who had to face mandatory job transfers, significant reductions in salaries and anticipation of job loss. Methods: Data were a...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: BHU: Basic Health Unit; BMI: Body Mass Index; EDS: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; ICSD-3: International Classification of Sleep Disorders -3a edition; NRPE: Non-Regular Physical Exercise; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; RPE: Regular physical Exercise; SCF: Statement of Consent Form; SF-36: Medical O...

background and objective: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is defined as a sleep disordered breathing due to partial or complete obstruction of upper airways. this study aimed to investigate treatment outcomes and clinical complications among patients with osa who underwent upper airway surgery in clinical settings. materials and methods: all patients undergone upper airway surgery for osa were ca...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of nasal surgery alone on quality of life (QOL) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and nasal obstruction using generic and disease-specific QOL questionnaires. DESIGN Prospective, longitudinal cohort study. PATIENTS Fifty-one consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea (50 men and 1 woman; mean age, 39 years; mean [SD] apnea-hypopnea index, 37.4 ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: BHU: Basic Health Unit; BMI: Body Mass Index; EDS: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; ICSD-3: International Classification of Sleep Disorders -3a edition; NRPE: Non-Regular Physical Exercise; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; RPE: Regular physical Exercise; SCF: Statement of Consent Form; SF-36: Medical O...

Driver sleepiness is a major cause of serious road crashes. Coffee is often used as an effective countermeasure to driver sleepiness. However, the caffeine levels in coffee are variable, whereas certain proprietary "functional energy drinks" (FEDs) contain known levels of caffeine (and other ingredients). We investigated the effectiveness of a well-known FED in reducing sleepiness in drivers. T...