The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Sleep Quality of Patients with Masticatory Myofascial Pain

Abstract Background: COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the entire world and one of its impacts was the increased level of stress and anxiety, especially among healthcare workers. Therefore, this study aims at evaluating the quality of life (QoL) and sleep quality of healthcare professionals in Iraq.Methods: This study assessed the QoL and sleep quality by using World Health Organization Quality of Life Instruments (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) respectively. The questionnaires were administered through an online cross-sectional survey targeted at workers in medical fields in Iraq from 1st to 20th of August 2021. Results: Three hundred medical health workers participated, and females constituted 75.3%. The two questionnaires had very good internal consistency. The highest scoring domain was the social relationships, followed by physical health. Significant difference was found in the mean scores of psychological health domain between males and females, with higher scores observed in males. The mean of the total ISI score was 11.58 ± 6.88 with a range between 0 and 27. Severe insomnia was observed in only 9.7% of the participants. A significant negative correlation (r = -0.118) was found between age and ISI scores of the participants. Significant differences were found between males and females with higher ISI mean score observed among males. Conclusion: The quality of life and sleep pattern can be impacted by COVID-19 infection with the psychological aspect of QoL being the most affected and some degrees of insomnia being observed in many participants.

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Resilience Improves the Sleep Quality in Disabled Elders: The Role of Perceived Stress

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.585816 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Yumei Cai ◽

Junlei Wang ◽

Liwen Hou

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Stress Scale ◽

Resilience Scale ◽

The Impact ◽

Chinese Elders

The current research aims to prove the impact of resilience on sleep quality and to investigate the mediating function of perceived stress in the paths from resilience to sleep quality among disabled Chinese elders. The participants were 196 elders with visual and physical disability who resided in the nursing houses in Shanghai, including 102 males and 94 females whose mean age was 74.5 years old (standard deviation = 6.81). All the elders were measured with the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Perceived Stress Scale. The results showed that all the demographic variables were significantly related to perceived stress and PSQI scores. High levels of resilience could significantly enhance the quality of sleep in disabled Chinese elders. In addition, the two-step mediation models also confirmed the impact of resilience on sleep quality as mediated through perceived stress in this special aged population. Better knowledge on the mechanisms of sleep quality among older adults could benefit the prevention and treatment of some geriatric diseases.

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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the quality of sleep by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A systematic review

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva ◽

10.1590/1413-81232021264.45952020 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 1457-1466

Author(s):

Luiz Felipe Ferreira de Souza ◽

Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos ◽

Maria Eduarda de Souza Melo-Oliveira ◽

Juliana Pessanha-Freitas ◽

Eloá Moreira-Marconi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Quality Index ◽

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Eligibility Criteria ◽

Different Populations ◽

The Impact

Abstract This article aims to evaluate the sleep quality in individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Searches were conducted in the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and PEDro databases, on May 22, 2020. In the publications, 208 articles were found and, considering the eligibility criteria, 10 articles were included at the end, showing the effects on sleep quality during the pandemic, in populations hospitalized, quarantined, and in frontline health professionals. The PSQI measured sleep disorders and a higher score indicated poor sleep quality. Nine articles were classified with evidence level IV and one as level III-2. Eight studies present a “serious” risk of bias and two in “moderate”. The studies investigated different populations and described the results as “poor” sleep quality, considering the PSQI on quarantined individuals and frontline health professionals as the most committed. A poor sleep quality was found in the populations evaluated in the selected publications, probably, due to the COVID-19 to contribute as a risk factor for mental health. Psychological interventions must be made to minimize the consequences through social support and social capital.

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Effect of vitamin D on sleep quality in hemodialysis patients

Journal of Renal Injury Prevention ◽

10.34172/jrip.2021.32 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. e32-e32

Author(s):

Narges Sadat Zahed ◽

Maryam Namakchian ◽

Zahra Davoudi ◽

Adineh Taherkhani

Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Vitamin D Deficiency ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Life Quality ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

25 Hydroxy Vitamin D ◽

The Mean ◽

The Impact

Introduction: Quality of sleep is among the factors that affect the improvement of life quality. The previous studies showed that 50%-80% of hemodialysis patients experience sleeping disturbances. Additionally, dialysis patients commonly experience vitamin D deficiency. Objectives: We aimed to determine the impact of vitamin D deficiency therapy on sleep quality of hemodialysis patients. Patients and Methods: Thirty hemodialysis patients with 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) ≥5 were enrolled in this clinical trial. Patients were treated with 50000-unit vitamin D per week for 12 weeks. After treatment, the PSQI score was recalculated for each patient. Results: Nineteen out of 30 patients (63.3%) were men and 11(36.7%) were women, with a mean age of 56.7 ± 14.3 years. The mean of vitamin D level was 18.61 ± 6.32 ng/mL before treatment and 41.14 ± 9.62 ng/mL after the treatment. The mean of PSQI score at the start of study was 9.97 and after treatment with vitamin D3, it was 9.47 (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Treatment of vitamin D deficiency did not have any effect on the sleep quality according to the PSQI score in hemodialysis patients. Trial registration: This randomized controlled trial was registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (identifier: IRCT20200223046593N1; https://en.irct.ir/trial/46126, ethical code; IR.SBMU.RETECH.REC.1397.1277).

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Evaluation of depressive symptoms and quality of life in individuals with tinnitus and temporomandibular disorders

Saúde e Pesquisa ◽

10.17765/1983-1870.2016v9n3p415-423 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 415

Author(s):

Suelen Recepute Xavier ◽

Letícia Ladeira Bonato ◽

Elisa Lima Alves ◽

Letícia Raquel Baraky ◽

Luciano Ambrósio Ferreira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Temporomandibular Disorders ◽

Myofascial Pain ◽

Positive Association ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Subjective Tinnitus ◽

The Impact ◽

Catastrophic Impact

Various etiologies are attributed to the development of subjective tinnitus, but their inter-relationship with the presence of temporomandibular disorders and depression is still poorly understood. To assess the presence of depressive symptoms in individuals with TMD and subjective tinnitus, assessing the impact on their quality of life. This is a cross-sectional observational descriptive study. We evaluated 44 patients in a public University. For TMD diagnosis as well as assessment of depressive symptoms, the RDC/TMD questionnaire was used. Otolaryngological assessment was conducted by means of pure tone, speech, and immitance audiometry. The “Tinnitus Handicap Inventory” questionnaire was also administered. 84% of the individuals with tinnitus had myofascial pain, with the masseter muscle being the most prevalent area of pain, and 16% exclusively had painful and/or degenerative TMJ changes. Among the patients with myofascial pain, 86,5% had depressive symptoms, while among those without myofascial pain, only 42,8% presented these symptoms. Eleven (11) patients (25%) reported slight impact of tinnitus on quality of life, 15 (34%) mild impact, 7 (16%) moderate, 7 (16%) severe, and 4 (9%) catastrophic impact. There was a positive association between the presence of myofascial pain and depressive symptoms (p=0,02), as the intensity of tinnitus increases and the severity of depressive symptoms (p

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The impact of subthalamic deep brain stimulation on sleep quality of parkinson’s disease patients

Turkish Neurosurgery ◽

10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.33808-21.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ozge Gonul Oner ◽

Gulin Sunter ◽

Shabnam Jafarova ◽

Kadriye Agan ◽

Askin Seker ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Deep Brain Stimulation ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Brain Stimulation ◽

The Impact ◽

Deep Brain

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Mastication movements and sleep quality of patients with myofascial pain: Occlusal device therapy improvements

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry ◽

10.1016/j.prosdent.2014.07.008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 112 (6) ◽

pp. 1330-1336 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Larissa Soares Reis Vilanova ◽

Thais Marques Simek Vega Gonçalves ◽

Marcele Jardim Pimentel ◽

Paula Furlan Bavia ◽

Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Myofascial Pain ◽

Device Therapy

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AB0139 RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND SLEEP QUALITY

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.3310 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽

pp. 1097.1-1097

Author(s):

S. Rekik ◽

L. Ben Ammar ◽

S. Boussaid ◽

S. Jemmali ◽

E. Cheour ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Sleep Problem ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Symptomatic Treatment ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Mean ◽

The Impact

Background:Consequences of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are many and varied: physical, psycho-affective and financial.Objectives:The objective of our study is to evaluate the impact of RA on sleep quality.Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional study including 49 RA patients. An evaluation of sleep quality using the MOS-Sleep Scale was performed.Results:The mean age of patients was 54.1 years, with a female predominance (89.8%). The mean duration of RA was 11.43 ± 7.32 years with a mean time to diagnosis of 2.35 years. Rheumatoid factor was positive in 77.6% of cases. A atlanto-axial dislocation was found in 4.1% of cases and coxitis in 8.2% of cases. All patients were on symptomatic treatment, 57.1% of whom were on corticosteroid therapy. 83.67% of patients were on cs-DMARDs and 14.2% were on biologics. At inclusion, sleep was optimal in 63.2% of cases and the mean Sleep Problem Index was 26.19 ± 22.77.The index of sleep problems was higher in older subjects and in those with long diagnostic delays. The presence of co-morbidities and atlanto-axial dislocation and/or coxitis was associated with impaired sleep quality. Also, VAS pain and EGP were associated with an increase in the sleep problem index. In the multivariate study, EGP, the presence of co-morbidities and atlanto-axial dislocation and/or coxitis were the independent factors affecting sleep quality.Conclusion:The impact of RA on the patient’s quality of life and especially the quality of sleep is confirmed by several studies in the literature. A global management of the patient is necessary in order to adapt well to his disease.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

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