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...

Background Test anxiety is a special case of a general anxiety which is of particular importance in students, because students will be the future of the country and the society activists. On the other hand, sleep quality and sleep disorders, have correlation with ailments, poor performance, decreased quality of life and increase of associated costs; This study aimed to determine the quality of ...

  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 complaint...

background: studies showed that poor quality of sleep is a common problem among the elderly. because of drug complications and side effects such as drug dependency and resistance and decrease of sleep depth in long‑term intake of sleep medication, cognitive‑behavior therapy including sleep restriction therapy which does not cause these problems is more considered. materials and methods: this is...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of restriction sleep treatment on the quality of sleep in the elders. methods & materials: the study was a quasi-experimental research. the study population consisted of 5000 elders who were members of jahandidegan center of shiraz. sample included 50 elder’s who were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. foll...

Marijuana is the most commonly used recreational drug in the United States. Research on the relationship between marijuana and sleep is still in its infancy. The study examined differences in sleep characteristics between a community sample of daily users, non-daily marijuana users, and non-users. A total of 98 subjects (45 M; 53 F) participated. The mean age was 22.3 (standard deviation = 3.0)...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Cerebellar ataxia comprises a group of debilitating diseases that are the result of progressive cerebellar degeneration. Recent studies suggest that, like other neurodegenerative diseases, sleep impairments are common in cerebellar ataxia. In light of the role of sleep in mood regulation and cognition, we sought to assess interactions between sleep, cognition, and affect in indi...