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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index"”.
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The Impact Of Time Of Day, Sleep, And Nutrition On Age-Related Changes In Cognitive Performance
<p>The present study examined how sleep, nutritional intake, and time of day moderate age-related cognitive changes. Research indicates there are cognitive changes associated with healthy aging. Many studies comparing young and older adults have tested participants at the same time of day. More …
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Effects of music assisted relaxation versus relaxation alone on quality of sleep
… study examined the effects of music on improving quality of sleep. Participants were randomly assigned to either a music assisted relaxation or a relaxation alone condition. Individuals in both groups were taught varying relaxation methods and were provided with a relaxation script which …
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Hypomanic Personality and Sleep
Sleep impairments are a hallmark of acute bipolar disorder (BD) episodes and are present even in the euthymic state. Studying healthy subjects who are vulnerable to BD can improve our understanding of whether sleep impairment is a predisposing factor. Therefore, we investigated whether …
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Æfingaálag og svefn : áhrif æfingaálags á svefn knattspyrnumanna
… sem byggði á spurningalista sem studdist við Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) og Athlete sleep screening questionnaire (ASSQ). Æfingaálag var svo reiknað út frá lengd æfinga og leikja og skynjaðri áreynslu (RPE). Niðurstöður sýndu að æfingaálag var marktækt hærra í erfiðari æfingaviku …
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STUDENT ATHLETES' PERCEPTION OF SMARTPHONE USE AND ITS EFFECTS ON SLEEP QUALITY, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION
… PERCEPTION OF SMARTPHONE USE AND ITS EFFECTS ON SLEEP QUALITY, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION</p> <p>By</p> <p>Alexis Schaefer</p> <p>This study investigated the perception of smartphone use and its perceived effects on sleep quality, depression, and anxiety among NCAA collegiate student athletes (SA). …
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Relationships Between Sleep Quality, Sleep Hygiene, and Psychological Distress In University Student-Athletes
… most vulnerable populations that experience poor sleep quality, which has detrimental effects on psychological distress due to the strong relationship between sleep quality and psychological distress. Research suggests that by improving sleep hygiene behaviours an individual can improve sleep …
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Physiological Responses in OSA Patients to Ramping Exercise After CPAP Treatment
… for those afflicted with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We examined the effects of CPAP therapy on physiological variables during a ramped exercise. The five male, OSA patients had mean values and standard deviations for RDI=60.7 +/- 19.1, BMI=29.9 +/- 2.9, and age=56 +/- 16.1 yr. …
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Influence of Light Exposure on the Melanopsin Driven Pupil Response and Circadian Rhythm
… contribute to the high prevalence of reported sleep dysfunction. Release of the sleep hormone melatonin is mediated by the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). ipRGCs signal environmental light, with pathways to the midbrain to control pupil size and circadian rhythm. …
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Student Nurses’ Perception of Sleep Quality
Sleep health is an underrepresented topic in the literature. Poor quality of sleep can lead to sleep deprivation, which has serious health and social consequences. The first year of university encompasses new demands and challenges to learning. Nursing students and nurses who suffer from poor sleep …
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Associations Between Screen Time, Cognitive Function, and Academic Performance Among Icelandic High School Students : The Mediating Role of Sleep
… cognitive function, academic performance, and sleep. This study examined the associations between screen time, cognitive function, and academic performance, as well as the mediating role of sleep. Participants were 184 first year students at an upper secondary school in Reykjavík who completed …
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Investigating the Relationship Between Subjective Sleep Quality and Statistical Language Learning
… delved into the relationship between subjective sleep quality, measured using the PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) questionnaire, and statistical language learning in adults. In two separate studies, participants' performances in statistical language learning were measured: Study 1 (N = 97) …
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Sleep as an Occupation in College Students: An Exploratory Study
<p>Sleep as an occupation is frequently under-valued by college students. The purpose of this study was to measure the quality of sleep in undergraduate college students and explore the relationship between academic self-efficacy and performance in student-related occupations. A quantitative, …
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Paradoxical Insomnia, a Chronic Insomnia Subtype in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder
… present subjective-objective discrepancies in sleep parameters derived from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to their respective polysomnography (PSG) counterparts for the presence of sleep misperception and 2) to examine specific PSQI-sleep measures that showed significantly higher …
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Factors predicting sleep quality among university students in Iceland
Studies have indicated that the poor quality of sleep among university students can result in physical and psychological health problems. The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted communities and daily life worldwide, university students being no exception. This study aims to examine Icelandic university …
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PREDICTORS OF SLEEP QUANTITY AND QUALITY IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Whereas sleep is often thought of as a common health issue among college students, few, if any, researchers have comprehensively evaluated correlates and predictors of sleep quality and quantity within this population. Most often, studies of this type are used by researchers to assess particular …
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The effect of night time diuretic chronotherapy on quality and duration of sleep among Zambian hypertensive patients
Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the body ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure. The …
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The effect of night time diuretic chronotherapy on quality and duration of sleep among Zambian hypertensive patients
Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the body ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure. The …
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The effect of night time diuretic chronotherapy on quality and duration of sleep among Zambian hypertensive patients
Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the body ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure. The …
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The effect of night time diuretic chronotherapy on quality and duration of sleep among Zambian hypertensive patients
Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the body ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure. The …
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Factors associated with anxiety, depression, burnout, and PTSD in Australian paramedics
… disorders include occupational stress, fatigue, sleep quality, chronic pain, physical activity, perceived social support, and overall quality of life. To date only a few of these factors have been investigated simultaneously in Australian paramedics. Aim This study aimed to investigate …
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