scholarly journals The Relationship between Cellphone Usage and Sleep Quality among Hospital Staff

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Jadidi ◽  
Morteza Isa Abadi Bozcheloei ◽  
Majid Mirmohammadkhani ◽  
Abbas Ziari ◽  
Fatemeh Paknazar
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Performance Quality ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Quality Sleep

Purpose: Despite the two decades of using cell phones, there are still considerable controversies about the biological effects of the Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) produced by cell phones. Sleep disorder among hospital staff is an important issue for the health care system not only due to the health of its employees but also to the reduction of the staff performance quality and the increase in medical errors. This study aimed to explore factors that may affect the sleep quality of hospital staff and to examine the association between sleep quality and cell phone usage. Materials and Methods: In this study, participants consisted of 288 employees (35.51 ± 8.42 years old) of two hospitals, and their sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Results: Sixty-six percent of participants had good sleep quality and nearly 68% of the employees worked in shifts. The cell phone use among participants averaged 10.74 ± 3.03 years, and less than half of the staff stated that call durations of their cell phones were less than 5 h/day. More than 90% of the staff mentioned no use of hands-free. There were no statistically significant differences between job characteristics, sleep quality, and items related to cell phones, except the use of hands-free. Conclusion: In our study, using hands-free during phone calls was associated with poor quality sleep. Different factors, such as decreased levels of electromagnetic fields reaching the brain, can be involved in this effect. These results must be interpreted with caution due to the low number of subjects and the limitations of our study.

THE STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT TO ASSESS QUALITY OF SLEEP AND PERCEIVED SLEEP DISTRACTORS AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED AT MMIMS&R HOSPITAL MULLANA AMBALA.

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Prakash Jha ◽  
Preeti Anand ◽  
Prashant Prashant ◽  
Priya Priya ◽  
Priyanka Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Early Recovery ◽  
Quality Sleep ◽  
Duration Of Hospitalization ◽  
Education Status ◽  
Assess Quality

A good high-quality of sleep and it's have an effect on in daily existence of both the healthful and sick character turns into one of the most important cognizance of problem. Aims: The study aimed to assess the Quality of Sleep and Perceived Sleep Distractors among patients. Methods: Non-Experimental descriptive research design was conducted among 135 patients through convenient sampling technique. Modied Sleep quality Scale and Structured Perceived Sleep Distractors Perfoma was used. Results: Showed (27.4%) of the patients had poor quality of sleep, most of the patients (47.4%) were having fair quality of sleep. Most of the patients (52.6%) were having severe distractions while sleeping, less than half (44.4%) were having moderate level of distractions while sleeping only (3.0%) perceived very severe distraction during hospital stay. There was a moderate positive relationship between Quality of Sleep and Perceived Sleep Distractors NS Score(r=0.113, p=0.19 ). Further the results also indicated that quality of sleep is only associated with Patient admitted in 2 2 (department) (χ = 30.652, p=0.01) whereas perceived sleep distractors is associated with Education status (χ = 17.280, 2 2 p=0.02), Duration of Hospitalization (χ = 45.425, p=0.00), Patient admitted in (department) (χ = 28.066, p=0.03).Conclusion: The study concludes that there is a need to identify factors responsible that hinders good quality sleep among patients admitted in hospital as well as the sleep quality can be enhanced by decreasing the sleep distractors and thus it can be helpful in the early recovery of the patients

IS POOR QUALITY SLEEP PRESENT IN OLDER ADULTS WITH WORSE SOCIAL AND HEALTH STATUS?

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Gonçalves da Mota ◽  
Isabela Thaís Machado de Jesus ◽  
Keika Inouye ◽  
Marcela Naiara Graciani Fumagale Macedo ◽  
Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Frailty Phenotype ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Quality Sleep

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the relationship among sleep and sociodemographic aspects, health, frailty, performance in activities of daily living, cognitive performance and depressive symptoms of older residents in the community. Method: a cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted with 81 older adults residents in the area covered by a Family Health Unit in the city of São Carlos (SP), Brazil. Data collection occurred in 2019, through the application of the following instruments: questionnaire for socioeconomic and health characterization of the older adult, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Frailty Phenotype proposed by Linda Fried, Mini Mental State Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale, Katz Index and Lawton Scale. Participants were divided into comparative groups according to sleep quality scores. Fisher's exact and Pearson's χ2 were used. A significance level of 5% was adopted. Results: 50.6% of the older adults had poor quality sleep (n=41), followed by 33.3% of older adults with good quality sleep (n=27) and 16.1% had sleep disorders (n=13). There was a relationship between sleep quality and sex (p=0.008), work status (p=0.001), self-assessment of health (p=0.013), falls (p=0.034), pain (p=0.012), frailty level (p=0.026) and the slow gait criterion (p<0.001). Conclusion: there was a higher prevalence of poor quality sleep and sleep disorders in older patients, who do not work outside the home, who evaluated their health as regular or poor, who suffered falls in the last year and who complained of pain, frailty and slow gait.

Time to think

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Norbury
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
First Year ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Start Time ◽  
Quality Sleep

Poor quality sleep is related to mental health and there is increasing interest in student wellbeing and mental health. The aim of the current study was to evaluate sleep quality, daytime dozing, anxiety proneness, chronotype and preferred start time in a sample of university students. A total of 546 university students (age range, 18-55) from two university located in South East England were included and completed an online survey. Participants’ self-reported age, gender, year and field of study. Sleep quality, anxiety, daytime dozing, coffee/caffeine/tobacco use (coded as binary variables), preferred start time and chronotype were also recorded. Data were analysed using independent samples t¬-tests, chi-square, simple mediation-analyses and Analysis of Variance. Across the entire sample 46% percent of participants rated their sleep as fairly bad or very bad. Poor quality sleep was associated with significantly higher levels of anxiety which was not mediated by chronotype. Poor quality sleep is more prevalent in the first year of university and our sample endorsed a start time for university activities approximately 2 hours later than currently timetabled. The current findings demonstrate that a large proportion of students are chronically sleep deprived, obtaining, on average, less than 7 hours sleep per night on week days and this was more marked in first year students. In addition, we show that poor sleep is associated with increased anxiety. Based on the current evidence the authors suggest a review of current university timetabling and examination scheduling merits immediate consideration by policy makers and educators.

“Can You Hear Me Now?” or the Need for Clear Messages

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-46
Author(s):  
Alice G Brandfonbrener
Keyword(s):  
Cell Phone ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Subsequent Issue ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Phone Service ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Many ◽  
Clear Information

Television viewers would agree that the level of creativity is often higher in the commercials than in the programming. My current favorite promotes Sprint by poking fun at a user of a cell phone service with a poor-quality signal, who places an order for 200 head of oxen and receives instead 200 dachshunds, viewed stampeding around the corral. This has less to do with my admiration for Sprint and more with my personal devotion to dachshunds. The lesson on the importance of clear messages can be used in a larger context than cell phones, however. When messages are unclear, for whatever reason, behaviors based on or motivated by them cannot be expected to have the desired results. In this editorial, I examine the importance of providing clear information to parents who are making even the first decisions concerning their children’s study of music and dance. In a subsequent issue of MPPA, we will critique the relative clarity of communication about health and performance of a different sort, that from the many recent performing artists turned authors addressing their colleagues.

scholarly journals Elhízással összefüggő csökkent alvásminőség és nem megfelelő alvásidőtartam két erdélyi roma alcsoportban

2019 ◽  
Vol 160 (32) ◽  
pp. 1279-1283
Author(s):  
Monica Iudita Maria Szabo ◽  
Beáta Máté ◽  
Attila Frigy
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Roma Population ◽  
Quality Sleep

Abstract: Introduction: Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality may be associated with weight gain; this association has not yet been studied in Roma (Gipsy) population. Aim: Our aim was to study sleep patterns in two adult Roma subgroups (the wealthy Gabor and the poor Lovari Roma), compared to the majority of Hungarian population, in relation to obesity, knowing that Roma population has specific socio-cultural characteristics, with a rapidly changing lifestyle. Method: A population-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in a rural region in Transylvania, where the above groups are cohabiting. The groups were age- and gender-matched. Results: Sleep duration was 7.18 ± 1.6 hours in the Gabor Roma, 7.67 ± 1.5 hours in the Lovari Roma and 7.37 ± 1.5 hours in the non-Roma group. In average, 70% of them had enough sleep (≥7 hours). 38.6% of Gabor Roma, 27.1% of Lovari Roma and 23.5% of non-Roma had poor-quality sleep (p = 0.05). Gabor Roma had significantly higher body mass index (31.1 ± 4.6 versus 27.4 ± 5.2 and 28.66 ± 5.7 kg/m2, p = 0.004), and this correlated inversely with sleep duration (F = 14.85, p<0.000). Conclusion: Gabor Roma had significantly higher percentage of poor-quality sleep. Sleep duration and sleep quality were linked with obesity, mainly in the Roma population. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(32): 1279–1283.

COVID-19 Anxiety and Quality of Sleep among Employees of a Nursing Campus and Their Spouses

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
Shobha Laxmi Bajracharya ◽  
Priscilla Samson ◽  
Sarala K.C.
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
P Value ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Quality Sleep

Introduction: Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly contagious, has spread across the world rapidly and has taken many lives. All these have created a lot of concern for people leading to heightened levels of anxiety as a common response to this dreadful situation. It not only has affected physically but psychologically as well including sleep quality. This study aimed to assess employees and their spouses’ level of anxiety and sleep quality. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to find out level of anxiety and quality of sleep among employees and their spouses in Nepal during COVID-19 pandemic from June 14, 2020, to July 4, 2020. Web based Google forms and printed questionnaire were used to collect data as required. Total enumerative sampling technique was used where 128 responses were received. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. P value was significant at 0.05. Ethical approval was obtained from Institutional Review Committee of Patan Academy of Health Sciences. Results: The overall prevalence of COVID-19 dysfunctional anxiety was 1.6% and poor quality sleep was 39.1%. There was no significant association of age, gender and status of respondents with quality of sleep at 95% of significance level (p-value=.089, .887, .964 respectively). Conclusion: From findings of the study, it is concluded that though only few respondents had dysfunctional covid-19 anxiety, about two fifth respondents had poor quality of sleep. Therefore, poor quality sleep could be addressed, and counselling could be performed on time. Key words: COVID-19 anxiety, employee, sleep quality, spouse.

Deficiency Serum Vitamin 25 (OH) D Levels Increase Risk Factors of Poor Quality Sleep in Resident at Sanglah Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Cokorda Istri Dyah Sintarani ◽  
Desak Ketut Indrasari Utami ◽  
Anak Agung Ayu Putri Laksmidewi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Serum Vitamin ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Serum Vitamin D ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Quality Sleep

Introduction/aim: Serum vitamin D level, estimated as 25(OH) D, is related to an increase in number of physiological mechanisms of sleep. The circadian period of the sleep can be deferred with sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation. The mechanism of lower vitamin D level causing sleep disturbances is unknown, several possible mechanisms have been proposed. Receptors of vitamin D are commonly found in most human tissues, including central nervous system. Low level of vitamin D is related with an increased risk of sleep problems, such as low sleep quality, short sleep length and excessive drowsiness. This study aims to Methods: This study is an analytical study with a case-control design in resident st Sanglah Hospital from July-September 2021 Result: A total of 54 subjects were divided into case and control groups, age 25-35 years. From the statistical analysis using SPSS program on bivariate analysis with Chi-square obtained OR 12.6 (95% Confidence Interval=3.4-46.0; p=<0,001). Multivariate analysis showed that cortisol serum had P-value <0,001 Conclusion: Deficiency serum vitamin 25(OH) D levels increase risk factors of poor quality sleep thirteen times in resident at sanglah hospital Keywords: poor sleep quality, resident, vitamin 25 (OH) D, young people.

scholarly journals Sleep Quality and Emotion Regulation Interact to Predict Anxiety in Veterans with PTSD

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janna Mantua ◽  
Steven M. Helms ◽  
Kris B. Weymann ◽  
Vincent F. Capaldi ◽  
Miranda M. Lim
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Quality Sleep ◽  
History Of ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Moderation Model ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Good Sleep

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating and common consequence of military service. PTSD is associated with increased incidence of mood disturbances (e.g., anxiety). Additionally, veterans with PTSD often have poor-quality sleep and poor emotion regulation ability. We sought to assess whether such sleep and emotion regulation deficits contribute to mood disturbances. In 144 veterans, using a double moderation model, we tested the relationship between PTSD and anxiety and examined whether sleep quality and emotion regulation interact to moderate this relationship. We found that PTSD predicts higher anxiety in veterans with poor and average sleep quality who utilize maladaptive emotion regulation strategies. However, there was no relationship between PTSD and anxiety in individuals with good sleep quality, regardless of emotion regulation. Similarly, there was no relationship between PTSD and anxiety in individuals with better emotion regulation, regardless of sleep quality. Results were unchanged when controlling for history of traumatic brain injury (TBI), despite the fact that those with both PTSD and TBI had the poorest emotion regulation overall. Taken together, these results suggest that good-quality sleep may be protective against poor emotion regulation in veterans with PTSD. Sleep may therefore be a target for therapeutic intervention in veterans with PTSD and heightened anxiety.

scholarly journals Sleep in Hospitalized Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-165
Author(s):  
Anne Morse ◽  
Evin Bender
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Hospital Length Of Stay ◽  
Sleep Cycle ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Quality Sleep

Hospitalized patients frequently have disordered and poor-quality sleep due to a variety of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. These include frequent nighttime intrusions, insomnia related to pain and unfamiliar environments, dark conditions during the day with loss of natural light, and disruption of the natural sleep cycle due to illness. Sleep wake disturbances can result in a deleterious consequence on physical, emotional, and cognitive status, which may impact patient satisfaction, clinical recovery, and hospital length of stay. Despite this, clinicians frequently fail to document sleep disturbances and are generally unaware of the best practices to improve sleep quality in the hospital. A PubMed search was conducted using the terms: (“sleep and hospitalized patients”) and (“sleep and hospitalization”) to review the published data on the topic of sleep in hospitalized medical patients. The search was limited to English-language articles published between 2000 and 2018. Subsequent PubMed searches were performed to clarify the data described in the initial search, including the terms “hospital sleep protocols,” “hospitalized patients sleep documentation,” and “hospitalized patients sleep quality”. The purpose of this review is to discuss sleep disturbances in hospitalized patients with a focus on causes of sleep disturbance, the effect of poor-quality sleep, high risk populations, considerations for surveillance and prevention, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic options for treatment.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review : The Effects Of Pilates Exercise On Sleep Quality In Postpartum Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Niken Bayu Argaheni
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Quality Sleep ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Improve Sleep Quality ◽  
Postpartum Mothers

Background: Poor sleep quality is associated with old age among the general population, but only a few studies have focused on postpartum women. Poor quality sleep for a long time can reduce a woman's ability to carry out maternal and family duties after childbirth. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Pilates on sleep quality in postpartum women. Method: Systematic review using the database: Google Scholar. The search results that meet the criteria are then analyzed for articles. Results: Pilates exercise was shown to significantly improve sleep quality in postpartum mothers. Conclusion: Therefore, Pilates exercises can be used as an exercise routine for postpartum mothers to improve physical and mental health during the postpartum period.

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