Morningness/eveningness chronotype, poor sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness in relation to common mental disorders among Peruvian college students

To investigate the quality of sleep and the presence of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) in the Turkish population with β-thalassemia major (TM). The second aim was to assess the risk factors of RLS in TM adults. The study sample comprised of 121 patients at least 18 years old with TM. The patients’ socio-demographic information, body mass indexes (BMI), current medications, laboratory data were recorded. The patients were asked if they had a history of chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus (DM), and polyneuropathy. Restless legs syndrome was diagnosed according to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group criteria. The sleep quality of the patients was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) was used to assess excessive daytime sleepiness in the patients. The median age of the patients was 25 years (range 18-52). The mean BMI was 21.49±2.5 (R 14-26.5) for all patients. The prevalence of RLS was 5% in TM adult patients. The TM patients with RLS had no major complications of TM. The median PSQI global score of all patients was 3. Twenty-two (18.1%) patients had poor sleep quality. The reason for poor sleep quality was RLS symptoms in four patients (18%). There was no significant association between PSQI total score and blood parameters of the patients. Twelve (9.9%) patients had ESS scores greater than 10, which indicates excessive daytime sleepiness. The prevalence of RLS in TM patients was similar to that of the general Turkish adult population. These results indicate that RLS may occur in patients with TM, although they had a high level of serum ferritin.

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Differential Diagnosis of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Symptoms in College Students

Journal of Attention Disorders ◽

10.1177/1087054719896856 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 108705471989685

Author(s):

Benjamin J. Lovett ◽

Whitney L. M. Wood ◽

Lawrence J. Lewandowski

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Substance Misuse ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Sluggish Cognitive Tempo ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Clinically Significant ◽

Cognitive Tempo

Objective: Sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) refers to a set of symptoms that prior research has found to be related to several different psychological disorders, especially the predominantly inattentive presentation of ADHD. This study collected evidence relevant to the question of whether SCT is a distinct disorder. Method: College students ( N = 910) completed measures of SCT, ADHD, depression, anxiety, sleep quality, and substance misuse. Results: Students reporting clinically high SCT (reporting at least five symptoms often or very often) had significantly higher levels and rates of other types of psychopathology. Moreover, when students reporting clinically significant levels of ADHD, depression, and anxiety symptoms, poor sleep quality, or hazardous levels of alcohol or cannabis use were removed, very few students reporting high SCT remained (only 4.8% of the original high-SCT group). Conclusion: SCT may be best thought of as a symptom set common to many types of psychopathology, and it may be caused by sleep problems or substance misuse as well.

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Parents of children referred to a sleep laboratory for disordered breathing reported anxiety, daytime sleepiness and poor sleep quality

Acta Paediatrica ◽

10.1111/apa.14353 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 107 (7) ◽

pp. 1253-1261 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Marion Cadart ◽

Livio De Sanctis ◽

Sonia Khirani ◽

Alessandro Amaddeo ◽

Lisa Ouss ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Daytime Sleepiness ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Sleep Laboratory ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Disordered Breathing

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Burnout, daytime sleepiness and sleep quality among technical-level Nursing students

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.5180.3487 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 ◽

Author(s):

Kawanna Vidotti Amaral ◽

Maria José Quina Galdino ◽

Júlia Trevisan Martins

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness ◽

Daytime Sleepiness ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Technical Level ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Poor Sleep Quality

Objective: to evaluate the association of the burnout syndrome with daytime sleepiness and sleep quality among technical-level Nursing students. Method: a cross-sectional, analytical and quantitative study, conducted with 213 students from four technical Nursing courses in a city of Paraná, Brazil. Data collection was carried out using an instrument containing characterization information, the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression. Results: the prevalence values of the burnout syndrome, excessive daytime sleepiness and poor sleep quality were 4.7%, 34.7% and 58.7%, respectively. Excessive daytime sleepiness significantly increased the chances of high emotional exhaustion (ORadj: 5.714; p<0.001) and high depersonalization (ORadj: 4.259; p<0.001). Poor sleep quality, especially sleep disorders, was associated with all dimensions of the syndrome (p<0.05). Conclusion: high levels of the burnout syndrome dimensions were associated with excessive daytime sleepiness and poor sleep quality. Educational institutions should include sleep hygiene and psychosocial support in their student health promotion programs.

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Qualidade do sono e sonolência diurna em estudantes universitários: prevalência e associação com determinantes sociais

Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica ◽

10.1590/1981-5271v45.2-20200182 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mayonara Fabíola Silva Araújo ◽

Xaíze de Fátima de Medeiros Lopes ◽

Carolina Virginia Macedo de Azevedo ◽

Diego de Sousa Dantas ◽

Jane Carla de Souza

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness ◽

Daytime Sleepiness ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Determinants Of Health ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The University

Abstract: Introduction: Changes in the Sleep/Wake Cycle (SWC) of university students can have consequences on physical, mental and social health. In addition, some behaviors adopted at this stage may be associated with SWC impairment. Objective: Therefore, this study aims to identify which factors of social determinants of health (SDH) are associated with poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in university students. Method: This is a cross-sectional study that included 298 university students, aged between 18 and 35 years; 73.2% of the students were females and from the countryside of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Data were collected from the following questionnaires: Health and Sleep, Munich Chronotype Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale. To assess the association of SDH with poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness, Poisson Regression with robust variance was performed. Result: The prevalence of poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness among the university students was 79.2% and 51.3%, respectively. Between the intermediate determinants of health, a higher prevalence rate of poor sleep quality was observed in students who reported health problems in the previous month (18.4%), smoked (23.5%), drank stimulating beverages close to bedtime (25.8%) and those who used electronic devices before bedtime during the week (18.4%) when compared to those who did not have these behaviors. Regarding excessive daytime sleepiness, students who justified bedtime during the week and wake-up time at the weekend because of the academic demand showed, respectively, 27% and 34% lower prevalence of EDS than the group that did not have these behaviors. Conclusions: The high prevalence of poor sleep quality and EDS observed among university students was associated to biological factors and most of them, behavioral factors.

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Sleep quality, REM sleep behavior disorder and daytime sleepiness in adults with and without Parkinson's

Archivos de Neurociencias ◽

10.31157/archneurosciencesmex.v26i2.271 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 20-25

Author(s):

Andrea Díaz Pacheco ◽

Jesús Moo Estrella

Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Rem Sleep ◽

Daytime Sleepiness ◽

Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder ◽

Behavior Disorder ◽

Control Group ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Sleep Behavior

In Parkinson's disease (PD), poor sleep quality and sleep disorders are central part of the non-motor symptoms. The aim was to compare sleep quality (SQ), REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) among adults with and without Parkinson's disease (PD). A second objective was to know the relationship of SQ and RBD with EDS in patients with PD. Method. sixty adults (38 % women, mean age 66.7 ± 8.11 years), 50 % with PD diagnosis and 50 % healthy controls, Instruments: Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Index and REM Behavioral Disorder Sleep Questionnaire, which was designed for this study. Results. Differences were found in SQ (PD = 9.90 ±4.47 vs Control group = 7.23 ±4.71, t = 2.25, p = .028), and the percentage of cases with symptoms of RBD (PD = 30%, control group = 6.7%, ji2 = 5.455, p = .020). No differences were found in EDS (PD = 7.43 ± 5.46 vs Control group = 6.50 ± 5.28, t = .673, p = .504). According to the linear regression analysis, the increase in EDS was not associated with SQ, EDS was only associated with RBD. Conclusion, the PD group presents a poor sleep quality and a higher prevalence of RBD symptoms. EDS did not differ between adults with and without PD. However, RBD was associated with an increase in EDS in the PD group.

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