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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Impact on sleep"”.
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Quantifying Nocturnal Itch And Its Impact On Sleep Using Machine Learning And Radio Signals
Today, chronic itch affects up to 15% of the population, and is associated with over $90 Billion in annual population-expenditures in the US. Despite all the interest around this area, there’s still no solution for quantifying nocturnal scratching and its impact on patients’ sleep quality in an …
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Effects of 8 and 12 hour non-rotating shift schedules for security and protective services workers
… schedules. The features of a shift system operation can have an impact on sleep, alertness, and the well-being of shift workers. The objective of this study is to evaluate security and protective services employees working in non-rotating shift systems of 8- hour and 12-hour schedules. New Jersey …
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The Effect of Social Media on the Normal Sleeping Patterns of Adolescents (10-19) in the UK: A Systematic Literature Review
This dissertation explores the impact of social media usage on the normal sleeping patterns of adolescents aged 10 to 19 in the United Kingdom through a systematic literature review. With the increasing prevalence of digital media among young people, concerns have emerged regarding its effect on …
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Nighttime Postural Care Sleep-based Outcome Measures and Education: Preparing Care Providers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
… Nighttime postural care (NTPC), an intervention using sleep-systems to position the body symmetrically during sleep, is particularly suited for children with severe Cerebral Palsy (CP); however, its impact yields mixed conclusions (Wynn & Wickham, 2009; Gericke, 2006).This variation may be due …
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The quarter of an hour rule: a simplified cognitive-behavioural intervention for insomnia improves sleep
Stimulus control (SC) is a core component of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for insomnia and is the single intervention for which there is most empirical evidence. Nonetheless, little is known about whether all of the elements within SC are critical to sleep improvement. This study, therefore, …
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CHILDREN’S HIPS: INNOVATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS, MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN’S HIP DISEASES
Perthes’ disease is an idiopathic osteonecrosis of a developmental hip that is most frequent in Northern Europe. Currently, the absence of a common set of standardized outcomes makes comparisons between studies of different interventions challenging. The overarching aim of this thesis was to …
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A Mixed Method Approach to Post-Awakening Cortisol Research: Exploring Associations with Post-Awakening Melatonin, Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Experiences of Participation
The non-invasive, ecologically valid, measurement of post awakening cortisol secretion (PACS) in saliva tissue has greatly informed literature within the psychoneuroendocrinological discipline. Measured in the first 45 minutes of awakening, Indices of PACS include the rise in cortisol (cortisol …