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Sleep Apnea Clinical Score, Berlin Questionnaire, or Epworth Sleepiness Scale: which is the best obstructive sleep apnea predictor in patients with COPD?

open access: yes, 2015
Anamelia Costa Faria, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Rogério Rufino Cardiopulmonology Department, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Introduction: The Sleep Apnea Clinical Score (SACS) and the Berlin Questionnaire ...
Faria AC, Rufino R, Costa CH
core  

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Versus Mandibular Advancement Devices Impact on Cardio‐Metabolic Outcomes in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

open access: yesJournal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea contributes to cardiovascular morbidity, and its treatment may mitigate this risk. Continuous positive airway pressure and mandibular advancement devices are established therapies, but their comparative cardiometabolic effects remain uncertain.
AlMothana Manasrah   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risks Associated With Benzodiazepine Long‐Term Use in Chronic Insomnia: A Systematic Review and (Network) Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This systematic literature review evaluated the risks of using benzodiazepine medications for more than 3 months in adults with chronic insomnia. Chronic insomnia is defined as ongoing dissatisfaction with sleep quantity or quality, causing significant distress and impaired functioning during the day.
Dieter Riemann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the Brazilian Version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Using Item Response Theory: A Psychometric Study. [PDF]

open access: yesClocks Sleep, 2023
Campelo CL   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Slow Wave Activity During Nocturnal Sleep in Hypersomnolence Disorder

open access: yesJournal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Slow waves during non‐rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep are associated with the restorative aspects of sleep. Previous research has suggested reduced normalized slow wave activity (SWA), particularly in the first cycle of NREM sleep, as a feature of hypersomnolence disorder (HD); however, the scarcity of existing research highlights the need for
Jesse D. Cook   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mandibular-Lingual Repositioning Device - MLRD: preliminary results of 8 patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome - OSAS

open access: yesSão Paulo Medical Journal
Dental devices have been employed in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) of mild to moderate degrees. The authors disclose the preliminary results in 8 patients with clinically diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea ...
Ricardo Castro Barbosa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Sleep Disorders in young people with Sleep Bruxism. Cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes
The study aimed to describe the results of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and sleep disturbances in young adults aged 21 to 25 diagnosed with sleep bruxism through polysomnography.
López-Soto , Olga Patricia   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Lights On or Off? The Efficacy of Light Therapy as Add‐On to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia—A Pilot Study

open access: yesJournal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I) is recommended as first‐line treatment for insomnia disorder. However, around 25% of the patients do not respond to the treatment, and only 40% achieve full remission. The current study investigates the therapeutic potential of light therapy as an add‐on to CBT‐I.
Sarah R. Schmid   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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