Kim, Jihye Park, Jihun Kim, Seok Woo Oh, Jae-Keun Park, Moon Soo Kim, Young-Woo Kim, Tae-Hwan
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The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Although sleep quality is indispensable for good quality of life, it has not been properly measured or treated in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Studies that investigate the prevalence of sleep disturbances and identify high-risk patients are essential to help understand mechanisms of sleep disturbance in patients with LSS, develop mul...
Dardin, Luciana Paula Garcia, Ana Beatriz Andreo Gazoni, Fernanda Martins Santos, Fania Cristina dos Mello, Marco Tulio de Trevisani, Virginia Fernandes Moça
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a frequent symptom in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and can be a cause of or be associated with sleep disorders. OBJECTIVE: To assess the sleep quality of pSS patients and its relationship with fatigue and disease activity. DESIGN AND SETTING: Analytical observational study conducted at an exercise p...
Li, Qi Zhu, Zi-yu Lu, Jian Chao, Yu-Chieh Zhou, Xiao-xin Huang, Ying Chen, Xue-mei Su, Dian-san Yu, Wei-feng Gu, Xi-yao
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Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Perioperative sleep disturbance is a risk factor for persistent pain after surgery. Clinical studies have shown that patients with insufficient sleep before and after surgery experience more intense and long-lasting postoperative pain. We hypothesize that sleep deprivation alters L-type calcium channels in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG), thus delayi...
Urkmez, Berna Keskin, Yasar
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Modern rheumatology
Aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between exercise level and sleep quality in AS patients. In our study, 150 AS patients and 80 healthy controls were included. Physical activity levels of both groups were evaluated using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-s) short form. Sleep quality of the partic...
Smith, Michael G. Witte, Maryam Rocha, Sarah Basner, Mathias
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BMC Medical Research Methodology
BackgroundQuestionnaires are valuable data collection instruments in public health research, and can serve to pre-screen respondents for suitability in future studies. Survey non-response leads to reduced effective sample sizes and can decrease representativeness of the study population, so high response rates are needed to minimize the risk of bia...
Nolan, Laurence J. Geliebter, Allan
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Journal of Eating Disorders
BackgroundThe Night Eating Diagnostic Questionnaire (NEDQ) is a validated assessment of the night eating syndrome (NES) based on the proposed diagnostic criteria. While past results show that NEDQ is associated with psychopathology and body mass index (BMI), the relationships between the proposed NES diagnostic criteria and psychopathology and BMI ...
Gazor, Afsoon Mathew, Sanjay J Patriquin, Michelle A
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Journal of affective disorders
Khazaie, Habibolah Ahmadi, Hamid Reza Kiani, Amir Ghadami, Mohammad Rasoul
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Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between opium and amphetamine dependency with the serum melatonin levels in the presence of circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSD). Forty four male amphetamine-dependent and opium-dependent patients with CRSD and with more than one year substance dependency were enrolled in this study. Cont...
Ataide, Monica F. da Cunha-Correia, Carolina Petribú, Katia C.L.
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European Neurology
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is characterized for an uncomfortable sensation in legs and an irresistible desire to move them. This disorder has been more recently recognized in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and can interfere with the quality of life (QOL). Objectives: The aims of this study are to describe the prevalence of RLS a...
Lies, July Mellor, Alix Jobson, Laura Drummond, Sean P A
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Sleep health
Worldwide, 68.5 million individuals are refugees, asylum seekers, or internally displaced. Although many studies have examined mental health concerns in this population, few studies have assessed sleep or examined the relationship between sleep and mental health or psychosocial functioning. The objectives were to (1) examine the prevalence of sleep...
