Lack of sleep

Abstract Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) have become an important component of disability evaluation during the past 10 years to assess an individual's ability to perform the essential or specific functions of a job, both preplacement and during rehabilitation. Evaluating both job performance and physical ability is a complex assessment, and some practitioners are not yet certain that an FCE can achieve these goals. An FCE is useful only if it predicts job performance, and factors that should be assessed include overall performance; consistency of performance across similar areas of the FCE; consistency between observed behaviors during the FCE and limitations or abilities reported by the worker; objective changes (eg, blood pressure and pulse) that are appropriate relative to performance; external factors (illness, lack of sleep, or medication); and a coefficient of variation that can be measured and assessed. FCEs can identify specific movement patterns or weaknesses; measure improvement during rehabilitation; identify a specific limitation that is amenable to accommodation; and identify a worker who appears to be providing a submaximal effort. FCEs are less reliable at predicting injury risk; they cannot tell us much about endurance over a time period longer than the time required for the FCE; and the FCE may measure simple muscular functions when the job requires more complex ones.

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Dear Doctor: Lack of Sleep

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e511172010-006 ◽

1997 ◽

Author(s):

Stanley Coren

Keyword(s):

Lack Of Sleep

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Lack of Sleep Is Linked To Psychological Distress

Family Practice News ◽

10.1016/s0300-7073(10)71011-2 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 40 (16) ◽

pp. 45

Author(s):

DAMIAN McNAMARA

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Lack Of Sleep

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The Relationship of University Students' Sleep Habits and Academic Motivation

NASPA Journal ◽

10.2202/0027-6014.1677 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kellah M. Edens

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Goal Orientation ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Academic Motivation ◽

College Health ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Lack Of Sleep ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

College students are sleeping less during the week than reported a few years ago. Lack of sleep among college students has been identified as one of the top three healthrelated impediments to academic performance by the American College Health Associations National College Health Assessment survey; and it is associated with lower grades, incompletion of courses, as well as negative moods. This research examines the underlying dynamics of lack of sleep on academic motivation, a key predictor of academic performance. Specifically, the relationship of sleep habits with self-efficacy, performance versus mastery goal orientation, persistence, and tendency to procrastinate were investigated. Findings indicate that 42% of the participants (159 students out of a total of 377) experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS); and those identified with EDS tend: (1) to be motivated by performance goals rather than mastery goals; (2) to engage in procrastination (a self-handicapping strategy) to a greater extent than students who are rested; and (3) to have decreased self-efficacy, as compared to students not reporting EDS. Several recommendations for campus health professionals to consider for a Healthy Campus Initiative are made based on the findings.

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Effect of Sleep Loss on Pain

The Oxford Handbook of the Neurobiology of Pain ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190860509.013.31 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 556-608

Author(s):

Chloe Alexandre ◽

Alban Latremoliere ◽

Patrick H. Finan

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Processing ◽

Sleep Disturbances ◽

Inhibitory Pathways ◽

Inflammatory Processes ◽

Lack Of Sleep ◽

Significant Extension ◽

Neurological Processes ◽

Dynamic Components ◽

The Cost ◽

System Metabolism

With the advent of modern lifestyles, there has been a significant extension of daily activities, mostly at the cost of sleep. Lack of sleep affects many biological systems, including various cognitive functions, the immune system, metabolism, and pain. Both sleep and pain are complex neurological processes that encompass many dynamic components. As a result, defining the precise interactions between these two systems represents a challenge, especially for chronic paradigms. This chapter describes how sleep is measured and how it can be experimentally altered in humans and animal models, and, in turn, how sleep disturbances, either acute or chronic, can affect different aspects of pain. Possible mechanisms involved are discussed, including an increase in inflammatory processes, a loss of nociceptive inhibitory pathways, and a defect in the cognitive processing of noxious inputs.

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Bedtime Oral Hygiene Behaviours, Dietary Habits and Children’s Dental Health

Children ◽

10.3390/children8050416 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 416

Author(s):

George Kitsaras ◽

Michaela Goodwin ◽

Michael P. Kelly ◽

Iain A. Pretty

Keyword(s):

Oral Hygiene ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Dental Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Study Data ◽

General Anaesthetic ◽

Dental Disease ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Important Relationship ◽

Bedtime Routine

Background: Oral hygiene behaviours as well as dietary habits before bed can affect children’s dental health resulting in higher prevalence of dental disease. Dental disease can affect children’s health, development and even school performance. If left untreated, dental disease can progress and it can lead to extractions under general anaesthetic causing further distress for children and families. Consistent and appropriate oral hygiene behaviours and dietary habits can prevent dental diseases from occurring in the first place. Objective: This cross-sectional study examines the relationship between oral hygiene behaviours, dietary habits around bedtime and children’s dental health. Methods: A total of 185 parents with children between the ages of 3 and 7 years from deprived areas participated in the study. Data on bedtime routine activities were collected using an automated text-survey system. Children’s dental health status was established through examination of dental charts and dmft (decayed, missed, filled teeth) scores. Results: In total, 52.4% of parents reported that their children’s teeth were brushed every night. The majority of children (58.9%) had dmft scores over zero. In total, 51 (46.7% of children with dmft score over 0 and 27.5% of all children) children had active decay. The mean dmft score for those experiencing decay was 2.96 (SD = 2.22) with an overall mean dmft score of 1.75 (SD = 2.24). There were significant correlations between frequency of tooth brushing, frequency of snacks/drinks before bed and dmft scores (r = −0.584, p < 0.001 and r = 0.547, p = 0.001 respectively). Finally, higher brushing frequency was associated with a lower likelihood of a dmft score greater than 0 (Exp(B) = 0.9). Conclusions: Despite families implementing oral hygiene behaviours as part of their bedtime routines those behaviours varied in their consistency. Results of this study highlight the need for additional studies that consider bedtime routine-related activities and especially the combined effects of oral hygiene practices and dietary habits due to their potentially important relationship with children’s dental health.

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Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Sleep Quality and Body Mass Index in Emergency Nurses

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9050607 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 607

Author(s):

Noelia Miguez-Torres ◽

Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez ◽

María Martínez-Olcina ◽

Laura Miralles-Amorós ◽

Cristina Reche-García

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Body Mass ◽

Working Hours ◽

Type I ◽

Emotional States ◽

Emergency Nurses ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Lack Of Sleep

Nurses have long working hours with high psychological burdens. In addition, in the emergency department, nurses are required to quickly adapt emotionally. The aim of this study was to describe and relate emotional intelligence (EI) skills of emergency nurses, their body mass index (BMI) and sleep quality. For this purpose, a cross-sectional was carried out in which the perceived emotional intelligence test and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index were applied. Sixty-two emergency nurses (48 women and 14 men) participated. The results indicated that the majority of them present adequate levels of EI, with no differences by gender. Younger nurses showed a better ability to feel, express and understand emotional states than the older ones, while the ability to regulate emotional states occurred in the opposite way. Nurses who have been working for several years showed a better ability to regulate emotions than those with less experience. Those who were overweight grade II and obese type I expressed their feelings better, also the regulation of emotional states decreased as weight increased. Finally, it has been observed that the quality of sleep of emergency nurses is significantly altered, and that this lack of sleep may affect their ability to process emotions.

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Perceived Barriers and Facilitators for Bedtime Routines in Families with Young Children

Children ◽

10.3390/children8010050 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

George Kitsaras ◽

Michaela Goodwin ◽

Michael Kelly ◽

Iain Pretty ◽

Julia Allan

Keyword(s):

Young Children ◽

Social Role ◽

Theoretical Domains Framework ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Perceived Barriers ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Important Health ◽

Motivation For Change ◽

Past Experiences ◽

Bedtime Routine

Objectives: Bedtime routines are a highly recurrent family activity with important health, social and behavioural implications. This study examined perceived barriers to, and facilitators of, formulating, establishing, and maintaining optimal bedtime routines in families with young children. Design: Participants completed a semi-structured interview based on the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Analysis followed a deductive approach. Participants: A total of 32 parents participated in the study. Most participants (N = 30) were females, were white (N = 25) and stay at home parents (N = 12). Results: Key barriers included lack of appropriate knowledge and sources of information, problematic skills development, social influences, cognitive overload, and lack of motivation for change. Facilitators included social role, access to resources, positive intentions, beliefs about consequences and reinforcement. In particular, optimal bedtime routines were less likely to be enacted when parents were tired/fatigued and there was a strong effect of habit, with suboptimal routines maintained over time due to past experiences and a lack of awareness about the importance of a good bedtime routine. Conclusions: Several theory-based, and potentially modifiable, determinants of optimal bedtime routines were identified in this study, providing important information for future interventions. Several of the key determinants identified were transient (tiredness) and/or non-conscious (habit), suggesting that future interventions may need to be deployed in real time, and should extend beyond conventional techniques.

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