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Objectives To associate the effects of the social outbreak with insomnia and daytime sleepiness according to the distance from the riots. Material and Methods Cross-sectional analytical study; a non-probabilistic sampling was carried out at a national level. The Google Forms tool was used; a document was submitted using a national database. The ins...
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Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the major underlying co-morbidity in many of the non-communicable diseases (NCD) due to obesity as a common risk factor. Incidence and prevalence of OSA is on the constant rise ever since this entity came to forefront three decades ago. Precise treatment of underlying OSA is extremely important in major NCDs like d...
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Objective To assess the sleep quality of Brazilian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Observational, analytical, cross-sectional study with data from a questionnaire on individual characteristics and health, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). 153 adolescents participated - 61.4% females, 38.6% mal...
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Objectives There have only been a few studies on electronic device use and sleep in adult populations, so we sought to investigate the impact of bedtime technology use on sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) through a population-wide survey of Saudi Arabian adults. Material and Methods This cross-sectional survey of 10,106 Saudi Ara...
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Objectives To investigate the correlation between duration of edentulism and severity of obstructive sleep apnea in elderly edentulous patients. Material and Methods 1,017 patients aged 55-65 years, with a history of edentulism of 12-60 months were screened. Detailed history of tooth loss and period of edentulism was recorded for the 414 patients w...
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Background Medical residents must sustain acute sleep deprivation, which can lead to nonfatal and fatal consequences in hospitals due to cognitive decline. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) is a safe noninvasive neuromodulation technique that can induce depolarization of neurons. Previous studies in pilots have shown benefits ...
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Objectives Poor quality sleep, including sleep fragmentation (SF), can result in severe health consequences. Gut microbiota symbiotically coexist with the host, making essential contributions to overall well-being. In this study, the effects of both acute (6-day) and chronic (6-week) SF in a humanized rat model were examined to evaluate the impact ...
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Objectives To evaluate the association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen levels and to assess the effect of short-term therapy using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Material and Methods A prospective, open-label, controlled trial was conducted among clinically referred patient...
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Study Objectives This study investigated, through wrist actigraphy, the activity-rest pattern, estimate nocturnal sleep parameters, and quantify the exposure of light (daylight and blue light) during social isolation due to COVID-19. Methods The participants (n = 19, aged 19 - 33 years-old) wore the actigraph in nondominant wrist for 7 days. Deriva...
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Introduction Bedtime procrastination is the deliberate delay of the time an individual goes to bed in the absence of external reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed families to establish new routines and ways of managing newfound roles and responsibilities. This scenario is likely to exacerbate bedtime procrastination due to, for example, a chal...
