Association between Sleep Disturbances and Daytime Somnolence in Parkinson’s Disease
Published in European Neurology
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Course and Predictors of Sleep and Co-occurring Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
The chronicity of sleep disturbance and its relation to co-occurring symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not well understood. The current study examined longitudinal relations among sleep and co-occurring symptoms in a large well-characterized sample of 437 children with ASD assessed at baseline and follow-up (M = 3.8 years...
Co-Occurring Symptoms Contribute to Persistent Fatigue in Prostate Cancer
Published in Oncology
Purpose: Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most debilitating side effects of cancer and cancer therapy. We aimed to investigate co-occurring symptoms associated with persistent fatigue in men receiving external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for nonmetastatic prostate cancer. Methods: A sample of 47 men with prostate cancer scheduled to receive r...
Association of sleep disturbances within 4 weeks prior to incident acute myocardial infarction and long-term survival in...
Published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
BackgroundSleep-related investigations in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients are rare. The aim of this study was to examine sex-specific associations of patient-reported sleep disturbances within 4 weeks before AMI and long-term survival.MethodsFrom a German population-based, regional AMI registry, 2511 men and 828 women, aged 28–74 years, ...
Online cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for the treatment of insomnia among individuals with alcohol us...
Published in Pilot and Feasibility Studies
AbstractAlcohol use disorder (AUD) is characterized by problematic drinking that becomes severe. Individuals with AUD often experience insomnia and other sleep disturbances at various phases of recovery. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an efficacious non-pharmacological treatment for insomnia and is recommended as a first-line ...
Mild cognitive impairment: associations with sleep disturbance, apolipoprotein e4, and sleep medications.
Published in Sleep medicine
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is associated with increased memory problems although the ability to complete daily life activities remains relatively intact. This study examined: (1) if sleep disturbance increased the hazard of MCI; (2) if APOE e4 carriers with sleep disturbance experience an increased risk of MCI; and, (3) if prescription sleep m...
Sleep disturbance and symptom burden in sarcoidosis.
...Published in Respiratory medicine
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with myriad symptoms, including fatigue. It can affect physiological processes like sleep, leading to poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness. We hypothesized that sarcoidosis patients would report more severe sleep disturbance than healthy controls and that relationships would b...
The menstrual cycle associated with insomnia in newly employed nurses performing shift work: a 12-month follow-up study
Published in International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
PurposeThis study aimed to investigate whether insomnia among newly-employed shift-working nurses is associated with menstrual cycle irregularity.MethodsWe followed 287 nurses employed between 2015 and 2016 for 12 months. An Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) was completed to determine levels of insomnia 6 months after beginning work. At baseline and at...
The impact of self-compassion on mental health, sleep, quality of life and life satisfaction among older adults.
Published in Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Given South Korea's rapidly aging population, mental health and quality of life (QoL) in older adults are increasingly becoming important. Self-compassion (SC), defined as extending compassion to oneself in times of suffering, has been found to have associations with positive mental health outcomes. This study was performed to examine associations ...
Association between unhealthy dietary behaviors and sleep disturbances among Japanese adolescents: a nationwide represen...
Published in Sleep and Biological Rhythms
PurposeDietary behaviors and sleep are important lifestyle factors to protect adolescent health. However, little is known about how dietary behaviors are related to sleep disturbances. The purpose of this study was to conduct a large-scale survey among Japanese adolescents to verify the association between unhealthy dietary behaviors and sleep dist...
