Aim:Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSAS) is an important health issue characterized by repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction affecting many different systems in the human body.
Cemal Hacı +5 more
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Ultrasonographic findings in long COVID: A cross-sectional study of 312 patients
BackgroundFatigue and muscle weakness are common complaints in COVID-19 survivors. However, little is still known about the skeletal muscle qualitative and quantitative characteristics after hospitalization due to moderate and severe COVID-19 ...
Marta Imamura +14 more
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Sleep quality in nurses working in different shifts [PDF]
The nursing staff who are working at hospitals with a shift-work scheduling might confront with sleep disorders related to the characteristics of nursing profession.
Azizollah, A., Hossein, A., Kord, F.
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The Impact of BMI on the Differences Between Drug‐Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Müller Maneuver
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore the differences in drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and Müller Maneuver (MM) results and study the impact of body mass index (BMI) on these differences. Study Design Prospective observational study. Methods Forty patients with OSAHS were included in this study.
Jun‐Fang Xue +6 more
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Clinical application of headache impact test (HIT)-6 and epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) for sleep apnea headache [PDF]
Hiromitsu Tabata +3 more
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Predicting sleep disordered breathing in outpatients with suspected OSA [PDF]
Objective To validate the utilities of Berlin, STOP and STOP-BANG Questionnaires, other patient characteristics, comorbidities, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) and blood markers for the prediction of sleep ...
Allardice, Gwen +7 more
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Understanding excessive sleep in people with psychotic disorders
Abstract Background There has been increasing attention to sleep disturbances such as insomnia in psychosis, due to its impact on symptoms, well‐being, and recovery. However, excessive sleep and extended sleep duration are common in psychosis (partly linked to sedating antipsychotic medication) and have been relatively neglected, despite plausible ...
Kate Robbins +2 more
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Prevalence of High Epworth Sleepiness Scale Scores in a Rural Population
BACKGROUND: Increased daytime sleepiness is an important symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is frequently underdiagnosed, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) can be a useful tool in alerting physicians to a potential problem involving OSA.
P Pahwa +6 more
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The Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Service Members with Sleep Disorders [PDF]
ABSTRACTIntroductionExcessive daytime sleepiness affects an estimated 20% of the general population. While the prevalence of sleepiness in the military is largely unknown, it is well established that short sleep duration is endemic. The reasons for this include: the demanding nature of their duties, shift work and 24-hour duty periods, deployments and ...
Hurlston, April +6 more
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How are normal sleeping controls selected? A systematic review of cross-sectional insomnia studies, and a standardised method to select healthy controls for sleep research [PDF]
There appears to be some inconsistency in how normal sleepers (controls) are selected and screened for participation in research studies for comparison with insomnia patients.
Louise Beattie +59 more
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